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

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CPRT will secure private financing for the residential building, which will also be an asset of the WMF. NOLA, MEMPHIS ARE LOGISTICS LEADERS. Memphis, home to the global hub for FedEx, continued to command the top spot in BF’s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo Hubs) metro ranking. TEXAS CITIES SURGE AS RECOVERY EMPLOYMENT LEADERS.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Examples of major logistics clusters include Memphis, home to hundreds of distribution centers and a major air freight hub with impressive land, water and rail logistics assets as well. According to Sheffi, logistics clusters are “huge employment engines.”. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Ports along the Mississippi River are in Osceola, West Memphis and McGehee. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Little Rock no. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Get more details here NATE UNITE (Memphis, TN) February 19-22, 2024 Are you a NATE member? If your employer needs a little convincing to support your travel and time away, here’s how to approach your boss with a request to attend these construction events. The 2024 AED Summit will be held in San Antonio, Texas.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Mississippi Looks To Energy Sector To Fuel Statewide Growth

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Future phases estimate total employment to reach 2,000 jobs, and corporate investment to exceed $1 billion. The company will move operations from its Memphis, TN, facility to the new Olive Branch location. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Hikomitsu Noji, president and representative director of The Yokohama Rubber Co., 2010 standard.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Photo: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.). Minneapolis alone generated nearly 15,000 new jobs from 2010 to 2012, according to an analysis last year by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Agricultural commodities giant Cargill Inc., to Bloomington, near the Minneapolis-St.

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

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A division of BlueScope Buildings North America based in Memphis, Tennessee, Varco Pruden Buildings provides steel building systems for low-rise commercial and industrial applications. Both projects also are utilizing financing from the Vineland UEZ loan program. It is expected to be completed in 2020 and employ 400 people.