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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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The state’s world-class mix of companies is one part of the Minnesota formula for success. The state has 18 Fortune 500 companies specializing in areas such as health care, financial services, retail and food production. 1 factor in their decisions to expand in Minnesota was the quality of the state’s labor pool.

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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 – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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This city is home to Kansas State University, which is respected across the country as a leader in animal health research. Due to Kansas State’s strengths in this area, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is constructing its new National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, a $1.25

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

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That infrastructure, combined with an affordable, qualified workforce and a favorable business climate, make the state an ideal location for businesses wanting to easily move bulk commodities and consumer goods. 1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. 16,416 miles of state and 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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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Texas repeated as our top-ranked state for Best Business Climate; it also snared no. 1 rankings for Best Infrastructure, Natural Gas Production Leaders, Most FTZ Activity and Installed Wind Power Capacity Leaders. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Top 10 finishes for Texas included: no. 2 in Data Center Leaders, no.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Annual production at the facility has tripled since 2008. So the last remaining auto assembly plant within the city limits of Detroit is now perhaps the most modern and successful vehicle production facility in the world.

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