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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. Dyersburg/Dyer County is a regional hub for employment, education, medical services and agribusiness. military forces. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S.

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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. CPRT will secure private financing for the residential building, which will also be an asset of the WMF.

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

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percent for a secure, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Anchored by the privately owned and operated Decatur Rail and Intermodal Logistics Facility located on more than 250 acres, the Midwest Inland Port provides direct access to three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and the CSX). In late 2013, Gov.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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With two university systems bracketing the parish to the east and west, an educated workforce is just part of the package. There are 2-Class I railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and the Union Pacific (UP) that serve the parish and a short line that accesses the major industrial areas. Generally these sites are leased.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Iowa, also known as the American Heartland, is an attractive location to businesses due to its central location, low cost of doing business, and a skilled and educated workforce. A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented. As a state, Tennessee is a solid partner.”.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

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Educational activities” mean activities such as (but not limited to) the operation of schools, libraries, day care centers, laboratories, and lecture or demonstration facilities. Department of Homeland Security. The term does not apply to civil defense matters such as potential or actual enemy attacks that are addressed by the U.S.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

Educational activities” mean activities such as (but not limited to) the operation of schools, libraries, day care centers, laboratories, and lecture or demonstration facilities. Department of Homeland Security. The term does not apply to civil defense matters such as potential or actual enemy attacks that are addressed by the U.S.