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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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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Competitive electric costs, coupled with the convenience of responsive local utilities, have helped foster an environment where companies want to invest. There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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percent from the previous year, a statistic that outpaced overall U.S. Nine miles of rail, able to accommodate up to 250 railcars with rail served by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. The port is the Municipal Electric Utility on the West Complex. billion in 2014, accounting for 12.1

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