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Separated at Birth

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The planners of the Interstate Highway System focused on moving people across the country quickly, so the grid incorporated several ring roads (a.k.a. beltways) that permit motorists to avoid driving through the heart of major cities. But the creation of our national highway network didn’t take place in a vacuum: major U.S.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Union Pacific intermodal facility in Santa Teresa will provide increased service from Mexico by both road and rail, with established logistics parks that have rail spurs providing short-line railroad cross-docking services. New Mexico also is geographically well positioned to serve major markets in Mexico by both road and rail.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The 2008 announcement by then-owner Cerberus Capital Management that it would upgrade Jefferson North and expand its capacity by another 285,000 square feet almost immediately hit a huge bump in the road to recovery. It took a federal bailout and the acquisition of Chrysler by Italy’s Fiat to keep the third-largest U.S.

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