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OSHA Sponsors Highway Work Zone Awareness Stand Down

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OSHA Sponsors Highway Work Zone Awareness Stand Down. During the stand-down workers will be educated on work-zone safety topics, such as struck-by accidents, texting while driving and distracted driving. For more information on a custom safety program for your company, please contact us by clicking here.

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Winvic to start first phase of £1bn West Midlands Interchange

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Construction will start later this year on phase one which will include road and energy infrastructure and the earthworks required to create development plots and landscape zones. Winvic Construction Ltd has been awarded the contract for the first phase of the £1bn West Midlands Interchange (WMI) project.

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

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Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. Canada and Mexico, while its access to over the road transportation is apparent. Midwest Airports. It spans 1,786.47

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. Each locality designs and administers its own program.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

What’s more, Arizona offers a robust portfolio of programs and resources supporting both large and emerging tech employers. million-square-foot global command center in Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor; a key factor was the Corridor’s robust infrastructure. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. employment growth. About 63 percent of the shipments received at zones involved domestic status merchandise.

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DISTRACTED DRIVING

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Studies show that drivers who send or receive text messages focus their attention away from the road for almost five seconds. GPS systems can take a driver’s focus off of the road. Both employers and workers alike need to be aware of these laws and the consequences associated with them. Federal Rules.