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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. secured a $10 million Department of Defense contract to strengthen the cybersecurity of small businesses that work with manufacturers in Louisiana.

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

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The Arkansas River dissects the state from the northwest to the southeast, while the Mississippi River borders the state’s eastern edge. Ports along the Mississippi River are in Osceola, West Memphis and McGehee. Four ports are located along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith, Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pine Bluff.

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Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing

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MISSISSIPPI TARGETS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SECTOR. Advanced manufacturing is an important target sector for the state of Mississippi, and it has grown significantly in recent years. Mississippi is a manufacturing state and always has been,” said Jeff Rent, Public Relations Manager for the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA).

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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NBAF Bio-Defense Lab Moves Forward In Manhattan, KS. In Kansas, state leaders are celebrating recent progress in the region’s largest biotech project: the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), in Manhattan, KS. Rendering of the National Bio- and Agro- Defense Facility in Kansas.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Sales tax credits shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria: Eligible minimum project costs must be $1 million, except in high unemployment counties (Arkansas, Chicot, Clay, Crittenden, Dallas, Desha and Mississippi) where it is $500,000. Any unused credit may be carried forward for a period of nine years.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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The Little Rock National Airport is operated by the Airport Commission, whose members are appointed by the Little Rock City Board of Directors. The system provides a 448-mile navigation channel for barge traffic from the Mississippi River northwest to fifteen miles east of Tulsa, Oklahoma. defense contracts.

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