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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of Virginia economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Economic Development Access Program: Administered by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it assists localities in providing adequate road access to new and expanding basic employers.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry.

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Louisiana Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

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billion ethylene production complex on a 1,000-acre Greenfield site in St. Logistics and infrastructure played a key role in securing this mega-deal for Louisiana. Louisiana has the most extensive network of pipelines in the nation, and offers unmatched supply-chain access to domestic markets via railroads and barges.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. employment growth. Potential on-site hotel to provide passengers with convenient accommodations. FTZ 124 has 12 subzones and a combined 835-acre Alternative Site Framework (ASF) consisting of four different facilities.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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Adjacent to Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroads and Interstates 20 and 49, companies at AeroPark are strategically located near some of the largest consumer markets in the South. The site offers a 24/7 control tower and a fire station and is designated a Foreign Trade Zone with customs and border security.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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Department of Homeland Security is constructing its new National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, a $1.25 The state also ranks in the top 10 in railroad miles, which helps facilitate second day freight delivery to every area of the continental U.S. Due to Kansas State’s strengths in this area, the U.S.

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