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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Sustainable electricity is another example of Iowa’s forward-looking approach to meeting the needs of tomorrow. Today, Iowa generates more of its electricity from wind than any other state—more than 36 percent. At the same time, industrial electricity rates in Iowa are nearly 20 percent below the national average, and U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The finalists for our new overall Economic Development Excellence awards were asked to prepare a detailed submission that summarized the most productive project development in their locations and gave our us an overview of the economic development strategy they have deployed to ensure sustained long-term growth. The company $7.2-million

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Consistent with the past few years, the 24th Annual State of Logistics Report expects slow albeit sustainable growth for the future, with the logistics GDP hovering somewhere between 2.5 Wilson believes that “the economy and logistics sector will slowly regain sustainable momentum, but we will still experience unevenness in growth rates.”.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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When you think of community development, job creation, investment and business retention and expansion an electric generation and transmission company wouldn’t top the list. As a non-profit electric cooperative founded in 1949, Hoosier Energy is owned by its members. Hoosier Energy is unique. The Cooperative Way.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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We’ll continue to be quick on our feet to provide you with this reliable constant no matter the ups-and-downs of economic fortunes: that our annual Rankings Report will be the fairest and most accurate assessment of progress being made by the locations that are leaders in charting a path to sustainable growth in these troubled times.

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