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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF). space program.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Examples of major logistics clusters include Memphis, home to hundreds of distribution centers and a major air freight hub with impressive land, water and rail logistics assets as well. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Get more details here NATE UNITE (Memphis, TN) February 19-22, 2024 Are you a NATE member? Get more details NAHB International Builders Show (IBS) (Las Vegas, NV) February 27-29, 2024 IBS is an ideal stop for any builder involved in commercial construction and is a homebuilder’s premier event.

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Have we reached the point when the AEC industry starts redesigning fast-food menu items?

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The sector index is as follows: Multi-famliy residential (50.1), commercial/industrial (44.9), institutional (43.1), and mixed practice (40.3). The new projects inquiry score was 52.5, down more than seven points. Regionally, the ABI breaks down as follows: Midwest 48.0, Northeast 45.7, South 41.32, West 40.5.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Mississippi Looks To Energy Sector To Fuel Statewide Growth

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Bryant and Yokohama Tire Corporation executives announced in the location of a $300 million commercial tire plant in West Point, MS, and the creation of 500 new jobs in phase one of a multiple phase project. The company will move operations from its Memphis, TN, facility to the new Olive Branch location. In April 2013, Gov.

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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. Ports along the Mississippi River are in Osceola, West Memphis and McGehee. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Little Rock no. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Endeavor Airlines, an executive jet line and Delta Air Lines subsidiary, moved its corporate headquarters from Memphis, Tenn., Redevelopment Grant Program—The program helps communities put blighted industrial, residential and commercial sites back into productive use by contributing funding for redeveloping those sites.