article thumbnail

Developer proposes Memphis' largest-ever mixed-use project

Construction Dive

Big River Partners wants to bring to a blighted area of the Tennessee city's downtown a $950 million, 29-acre mixed-use development called Union Row.

Memphis 57
article thumbnail

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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).

Metro 110
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Over the next three years, the company will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of existing facilities. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. From the March/April 2014 issue. population.

article thumbnail

Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Dyer County is located in Northwest Tennessee, about 75 miles north of Memphis, and is bordered on the west by the mighty Mississippi River. Dyersburg is about a 90-minute drive from Memphis International Airport and the Super Hub of FedEx. Port of Cate offers close proximity to interstates I-55, I-155, I-40, I-24 and I-69.

Risk 40
article thumbnail

Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway are among those serving the state and provide transportation of raw materials and finished products throughout the nation. Rail access is provided by both the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific (UP) railroads, as well as several short-line railroads.

article thumbnail

GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Alabama Green Building Solutions & SLS Construction. Allied Construction Services LLC. Balfour Beatty Construction. Big-D Construction Corp. BKM Construction LLC. Chapman Construction / Design. Choate Construction Company. DJ Construction Co. DPR Construction. Gray Construction.

article thumbnail

Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

Business Facilities

There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising 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.