Remove Construction Remove New York Remove Railroad Remove Retail
article thumbnail

LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

New York State’s 54,556 square mile geography is divided into 10 economic regions (according to Empire State Development)—Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, Capital District, New York City and Long Island. I-90, NYS Rt.

article thumbnail

INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

And while it may take food processors more time and money to produce the product, with retail sales growing each year, it may be worth it in the end. Just an hour North of New York City begins a great expanse of farmland that extends hundreds of miles to the Pennsylvania border. Genesee County, NY is a Food Processing Hub.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The Process of Food

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

And while it may take food processors more time and money to produce the product, with retail sales growing each year, it may be worth it in the end. Just an hour North of New York City begins a great expanse of farmland that extends hundreds of miles to the Pennsylvania border. Genesee County, NY is a Food Processing Hub.

article thumbnail

Bootstraps for Building

Business Facilities

When the industrial revolution unfolded in the 1830s, Allentown became the center of Pennsylvania’s iron industry and a railroad hub. Like many other older cities, a decades-long decline in manufacturing coupled with urban flight left the downtown populated by discount retail stores and pizza parlors.

article thumbnail

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

Business Facilities

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. In DuPage County there are over 1,100 acres of land that are four acres or larger available for new development, equating to 16.5

Roads 41
article thumbnail

Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Construction of wind turbines set a record in 4Q 2013 with 10,900 megawatts of capacity being added; nationwide, nearly 50,000 turbines have been installed. In addition to creating 1,253 direct jobs, the project is expected to result in an additional 5,886 new indirect jobs and 7,000 construction jobs. times that of the Nos.

article thumbnail

PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

PSMJ Resources

MHC says starts rise in August; housing is mixed; retail remains weak; industrial gains. New construction starts in August advanced 8%,” McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC) reported on Wednesday, based on data it compiled. from August 2010; permits, a reliable indicator of near-term single family construction, rose 2.5%