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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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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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Some of the Oldest Buildings in the U.S.

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A defensive fort that can be traced to 1672, Castillo De San Marcos was built under the direction of Florida’s Spanish governor to protect the city of St. Kittson was an important fur trader, steamboat proprietor, and railroad entrepreneur in the Pembina County and Red River area of North Dakota.

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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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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane….

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The main line of the 4,000-mile Trans-Siberian Railroad runs between Vladivostok and Moscow. missile defense system are being adjusted to recognize the profile of a guy in a white suit attached to a hang glider. Russia aims to turn Vladivostok into a transportation hub to link Asia to Europe by sea and rail.

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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. BH: Tennessee has a distinct competitive strength in transportation and logistics. Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report. Far West U.S.