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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Anchored by the privately owned and operated Decatur Rail and Intermodal Logistics Facility located on more than 250 acres, the Midwest Inland Port provides direct access to three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and the CSX). Existing Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. That number reflects a 6.7 percent in 2013, down from 7.7

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. The foundation work for the Highland turbines started last fall and should be done by the end of the year, with the turbines and the more than 650 blades set to go up by the end of 2015. O’Brien said.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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01 82 13 Foundation Performance Requirements. Foundation Commissioning. 03 71 00 Mass Concrete for Raft Foundations. 06 14 00 Treated Wood Foundations. Modifications. 00 91 00 Precontract Revisions. 00 91 13 Addenda. 00 91 16 Bid Revisions. 00 91 19 Proposal Revisions. 00 93 00 Record Clarifications and Proposals.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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01 82 13 Foundation Performance Requirements. Foundation Commissioning. 03 71 00 Mass Concrete for Raft Foundations. 06 14 00 Treated Wood Foundations. Modifications. 00 91 00 Precontract Revisions. 00 91 13 Addenda. 00 91 16 Bid Revisions. 00 91 19 Proposal Revisions. 00 93 00 Record Clarifications and Proposals.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The allocation to each Public University which makes application shall be based on each Public University’s federally financed research and development expenditures as reported by the National Science Foundation. Railroad Spurs. The gift must be to an endowment fund within the qualified foundation or community affiliate organization.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Funds may be provided for the construction and/or improvement of water lines & wastewater facilities, sewer lines, sewage treatment facilities, roadways, natural gas-line services, electric power services, railroad spurs, lighting, sidewalks and alternative power sources such as solar.

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