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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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Community safe rooms built to withstand winds of 250 miles per hour are under construction throughout the district. It was constructed on property donated by Mercy Joplin—the same property where St. The Joplin Metro area in southwest Missouri is in the center of North American markets. It also focused on increased safety.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

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

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billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. gateway where all six major Class-One North American railroads can interchange traffic. The picturesque rural setting recently welcomed a $1.3

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Northern and the CSX) serve Decatur and are directly interconnected through a privately owned intermodal ramp as part of the Midwest Inland Port. Subsequently, the U.S.

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

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When completed, the Arlington Downs mixed-use development will bring over 650 luxury residences, a new hotel, a water park and over 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space to Arlington Heights. With outstanding quality of life and access to the entire Chicago metro area, Arlington Heights is primed to continue to grow and thrive.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

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For 36 of those years, he was a construction superintendent. Construction projects were symphonies. Every job he ever had was related to construction. First, the Highland, Illinois-native was an assistant to the man who kept time for construction workers stationed at a coal mine in nearby Albers. Louis metro area. “We