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Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions

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Steel’s South Chicago Works, the world’s largest structural steel mill at the time, employing 20,000 workers. But those running the big picture in Pittsburgh never had a clue what was really going on in Chicago, yet they managed the mill using our manipulated numbers. Do you include time spent in the permitting process?

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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. From New Mexico, it’s possible to reach Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah within one day’s trucking, and California markets in two days. DECATUR, IL RULES THE HEARTLAND.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. In 2012, the Alliance visited 178 companies to assist with access to capital, workforce training opportunities, permitting issues and site location assistance. The campaign, built on the tagline of “Life. The project is expected to create 75 new jobs.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Walking you through the permitting process. Streamlined approval processes for zoning, permitting and design also aid speed to market. Only Springfield reaches a greater population in a 500-mile radius because of a closer proximity to the Chicago market. Developing incentive packages and sources of capital.