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

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes 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. million square feet.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. Interstate 69 runs north-south through the Midwest United States. 50 percent of all U.S.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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SelectUSA states that “A highly integrated supply chain network in the United States links producers and consumers through multiple transportation modes, including air and express delivery services, freight rail, maritime transport and truck transport. By Business Facilities Editorial Staff. From the March/April 2014 issue.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

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There is no single comprehensive federal data privacy law in the United States. Substantial financial penalties have been recovered by the Federal Trade Commission and the 50 state attorneys general, not to mention in private civil actions. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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Battle of Bayonne

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When the Bayonne Bridge was completed in 1931, the American Institute of Steel Construction declared the elegant span connecting New Jersey and Staten Island “the most beautiful steel bridge open to traffic in the United States.” But not everyone in the neighborhood is prepared to cross that bridge.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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With two locations in Denver (Union Station and in the Lower Highlands), WeWork has the capacity for up to 2,000 workers. home to over 12 million square feet of commissioned data center space, representing over 800 megawatts of commissioned power. There are even rooms with Xbox consoles when a fun break is needed.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Little Rock, population 193,524, is located in the center of the country and in the second fastest-growing region of the United States, with 40 percent of the nation’s population and buying power within a 550-mile radius. Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. and Mutual of Omaha.

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