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Top tips for reducing warehouse maintenance costs

GCP Applied Technologies

Taking proactive steps at addressing maintenance issues can help keep the site operating at full capacity, avoid production delays, protect product inventory, reduce operating costs and minimize accidents. . The following tips will help protect your facility, equipment and inventory. Consider lighting needs.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

Business Facilities

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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Understanding the different types of warehouses you can build

The Korte Company

Electrical and IT infrastructure needs are greater in these warehouses, so designs must incorporate them while also keeping them out of the way. Sensitive electrical equipment used in automated warehouses often requires a climate-controlled environment to operate at peak performance. It’s massive­ at nearly 1.1 million square feet.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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.” There is no inventory tax, which is particularly advantageous to distribution companies. “Logistics costs as a percentage of GDP in the U.S.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Inventory is exempt from property tax. Equipment or transmission lines used directly in producing or transmitting electrical power, but not including distribution. 200,000 megawatt-hours of electricity equals 200 million kWh which, when multiplied by 1¢ per kWh, equals $2 million in credit.)

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments. The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories.

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