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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Kentucky’s long-term deal with Ford—which is investing more than $1 billion in its Louisville facilities —has cemented a century-long relationship that stretches back to the Model T,” Rogers noted. is poised to dominate once again wherever the rubber meets the road,” he added. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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The new facility will include 15,000-square feet of hangar space and 3,000-square feet of office complex on the north side of Tower Road. This service can remove about 700 trucks from the highways with each barge movement, making a major contribution to improving the air quality, safety and road capacity for our region.

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

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The riverfront complex is being built on the old Advocate newspaper site bordered by Main, North, Lafayette Street and River Road. Anchorage, AK held onto second place, followed by Louisville, KY, the North American hub for UPS. Total investment for the combined development is estimated to be $55 million. The approximately $30.5

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The 2008 announcement by then-owner Cerberus Capital Management that it would upgrade Jefferson North and expand its capacity by another 285,000 square feet almost immediately hit a huge bump in the road to recovery. It took a federal bailout and the acquisition of Chrysler by Italy’s Fiat to keep the third-largest U.S.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. Ford in June announced it will invest $900 million into its Kentucky Truck Plant (KTP) in Louisville to support production of the 2018 aluminum-alloy bodied Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition. Connecting lines enable transport to every major U.S.