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Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Continue to Improve in December

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Commercial leasing, however, is on the rise in Richmond, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City districts. The Federal Reserve’s most recent edition of the Beige Book survey indicated that slight expansion continued in November and December.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. DuPage is in the midst of six interstate highways, making drive time to major markets convenient and cost-effective—with less than a six-hour drive to major Midwest cities. percent in 2014.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. Due to favorable lease agreements, affordable labor and a pro-business environment, these manufacturers have seen 16 percent job growth in the last 12 months.