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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense.

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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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Department of Homeland Security is constructing its new National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, a $1.25 The state also ranks in the top 10 in railroad miles, which helps facilitate second day freight delivery to every area of the continental U.S. Due to Kansas State’s strengths in this area, the U.S.

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

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Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies recently announced a $208-million investment in new manufacturing at its four production sites in Louisiana. Honeywell is expanding product offerings into catalysts, refrigerants and adsorbents while improving the competitiveness of sites in Caddo, East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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The state has 18 Fortune 500 companies specializing in areas such as health care, financial services, retail and food production. Minnesotans, ingrained with a strong Midwestern work ethic, are frequently cited for their high productivity, motivation and low absenteeism. The list includes Target Corp.,

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Our state is one of the foremost transportation hubs in the world with a network of eight interstate highways, railroads, international and regional airports, and navigable waterways. These advantages not only make it easier for Tennessee companies to ship their products quickly and efficiently throughout the U.S., Far West U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The product is already there, on the shelf in the distribution center,” Sheffi notes. Since these clusters enjoy low transportation costs coupled with high level of service, manufacturing plants located in the area can enjoy efficient movement of inbound material and parts as well as distribution of the finished product.

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