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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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At least 65 percent of these funds will be provided for expansion of the Computer Science Division of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at LSU. The riverfront complex is being built on the old Advocate newspaper site bordered by Main, North, Lafayette Street and River Road. NOLA, MEMPHIS ARE LOGISTICS LEADERS.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Incorporated in 1949, Hoosier Energy is a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) providing wholesale electric power and services to 18 member distribution cooperatives in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois to meet the collective electricity needs of more than 750,000 residents, businesses, industries and farms.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Dyer County is located in Northwest Tennessee, about 75 miles north of Memphis, and is bordered on the west by the mighty Mississippi River. Dyersburg is about a 90-minute drive from Memphis International Airport and the Super Hub of FedEx. Both the city and the county school systems are among the best public schools in the state.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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million miles of public roads and two million miles of oil and natural gas pipelines. The highway network consists of four million miles of roads and streets with about 600,000 bridges and the transit system is operated by more than 5,000 public transportation systems with 129,000 active service vehicles. It is comprised of 3.9

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

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Located in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor, production is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2018. Powering the melon producers is WIN Energy REMC, one of the 18 electric distribution cooperatives of the generation and transmission cooperative, Hoosier Energy. Indeed, the vitality of agribusiness is strong across the state.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The State of Illinois was one of the leaders in establishing competitive choice for electricity, and Decatur currently enjoys sufficient electric capacity to support future growth at prices that are better than those of surrounding states. Louis, Tulsa, Little Rock and Memphis are just hours away.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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GSA is ahead of schedule in reducing its potable water and electricity use. Byrne Electrical Specialists. Hampton Roads Green Building Council. JMPE Electrical Engineering. Schneider-Electric. USGBC Memphis Regional Chapter. That incredible reduction led all federal agencies. Bureau Veritas. BWZ Architects.