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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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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry. GEORGIA IS “MARKET READY”. Construction began this year with completion of the first manufacturing buildings planned for 2015. This is the first U.S.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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The area’s quality of life and existing employers in fields such as bioscience, medical devices and motorsports have drawn highly skilled workers. Providing a skilled workforce to current and future employers has become a priority of the entire region. For example, 62.2 Funded by county government and the U.S.

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois rail network offers 52 railroads that provide service to every part of the country and its prime location also makes the state a natural hub for air travel. Major interchanges are located in communities around Illinois and more than 16,000 miles of state highways make the interstate routes accessible from every region of the state.

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

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. supply chain.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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According to Sheffi, logistics clusters are “huge employment engines.”. In 2012, Boston Consulting Group found that more than one-third of U.S.-based Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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High Wage Jobs Tax Credit: A taxpayer who is an eligible employer may apply for and receive a tax credit for each new high-wage economic-base job. Qualified employers: . Are growing with employment greater than the previous year; and. Qualified employers can take the credit for 4 years. Must be a resident of New Mexico.