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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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From community solar installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing. The power comes from 688,360 solar panels across 870 acres just north of town that provide electricity to the entire community. Mixed-Fuel Solutions and All-Electric Codes in Home Building.

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Major Expansions Underway At KSU

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Kansas State University’s newest residence hall, Wefald Hall and Kramer Dining Center houses more than 540 students in 129,000 square feet of living space on its eight floors and is part of the Kramer Complex connected by enclosed walkways. It houses the computing and information sciences, and electrical and computer engineering.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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This means that new hot spots of tech innovation are springing up in places like Kansas City, the site of Google’s new high speed Google Fiber network, and Pittsburgh, a new hotbed for innovative tech start-ups. Greater Kansas City: Silicon Prairie. Kansas City most notably stood out for its significant growth of tech companies.

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

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Positive absorption remains in all industrial submarkets in DuPage County, showing continued strength and growth in the county in leasing, user sales and construction completions.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Since the onset of shale gas production, Pennsylvania businesses and homeowners have benefited from a 50 percent decline in natural gas prices and a corresponding 40 percent reduction in the cost of electricity. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S., Wind power in the U.S. The expansion will?be

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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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. Its location is close to Interstate 10 and 150 miles east of the Port of Houston, providing options for businesses to lease and leases of port property for commercial and barge fleeting purposes.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Small Producer Credit (AS 43.55.024(c)): Credit of up to $12 million per year for taxpayers incurring eligible oil and gas lease expenditures in North Slope operations.

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