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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway are among those serving the state and provide transportation of raw materials and finished products throughout the nation. a total of 31,900 route miles.

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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. The Arkansas River dissects the state from the northwest to the southeast, while the Mississippi River borders the state’s eastern edge. Interstate 55 links eastern Arkansas to St.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Genesee County (NY) and Sioux City (IA) were the top five finishers in BF’s Food Processing Industry Leaders metro ranking. Equally vital to the city’s strength as a logistics hub are its superior road and rail networks and its port on the Mississippi River. and other free-market proponents.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Situated on more than 6,500 acres just 40 miles southwest of Chicago, CIC – Joliet/Elwood is strategically positioned at the epicenter of the region’s immense transportation infrastructure. Mississippi Development Authority for the Mississippi Data Center Incentives Program.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. Service Employees International Union. USGBC Mississippi Chapter. Chatham County Commission. CHB Industries, Inc. Chidester Engineering, PLLC. Choate Construction Company. Christie Development Services. Christine Ervin/Company. Chula Ross Sanchez. Seasonal Energy.

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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. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock.