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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. population.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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T he Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) released its 26th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report® in June 2015. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage has a highly skilled and educated workforce and is first in the state in educational attainment.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Established by enactments of state government, public port agencies develop, manage and promote the flow of waterborne commerce. Dyersburg/Dyer County is a regional hub for employment, education, medical services and agribusiness. Both the city and the county school systems are among the best public schools in the state.

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

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Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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We managed to get him to put the tour on pause for a few minutes and give us an update on the huge success story in Texas, the most dynamic state economy in the U.S. billion project to connect West Texas wind farms with the power grid serving Dallas and Houston. Perry supporting a referendum to fund the State Water Plan.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” Wilson predicts that these supply chain management improvements will continue even as higher volumes return to the market place. Spending in the U.S.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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According to the Chicago Tribune , “The fund will award convertible notes initially ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 to early-stage Illinois-based companies working in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, next-generation transportation and water resource management. Both Paylocity and Aurico Reports, Inc.