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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. The value of shipments into zones totaled nearly $660 billion, compared with $798 billion the previous year.

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TopShip Investing $68M In Mississippi Shipbuilding Operation

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Dubbed TopShip, LLC, the project will create 1,000 full-time jobs and be located at the Port of Gulfport’s new inland port on Seaway Road. . Secondarily, TopShip’s operations on Seaway Road will link seamlessly with our modernized, deep-water draft facility, creating expanded cargo opportunities and leading to additional job creation.”.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

Pro Builder

Now toss in zoning and inspection entities for each unit, plus interfaces with support firms such as surveying, architecture, and engineering. Either way, some focused action on the top items in the list will ease the pain right now and help avoid it no matter what threats show up down the road—even those we can’t imagine. .

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How to Draw a House Plan Step by Step

CivilJungle

Along with directions, the position of the main road, the shape of the plot, and the direction of the continuing wind should be kept in mind. Draw floor plans to scale to help draft an accurate representation of how the finished design will look. Research zoning laws. Draft with an architect’s scale. Draw to scale.

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4 On-the-Boards Projects Offer a Glimpse of Future Housing Designs

Pro Builder

The title refers to a time before computer-aided design, when architects and designers used a pen and pencil to hand-draw on a drafting board. While the forward-facing plans provide entries facing the collector road, the rear plans load off of a shared motor court drive aisle. Large, covered patio with multiple entertaining zones.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Midwest Inland Port is served by a Foreign Trade Zone and provides local Customs Clearing, features that are being enhanced to provide a more robust set of service offerings. The Santa Teresa and Columbus ports-of-entry have overweight cargo zones with a six-mile radius for trucks carrying a reducible load up to 96,000 lbs.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The region boasts one of California’s largest enterprise zones, offering incentives for companies to locate and expand within the greater Sacramento area. Ultimately, ACT selected Sacramento because the availability of a qualified workforce and the benefits of locating in an Enterprise Zone.