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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois rail network offers 52 railroads that provide service to every part of the country and its prime location also makes the state a natural hub for air travel. Growth has come in virtually all forms of development including retail, manufacturing/industrial, residential, institutional and infrastructure.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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The Twin Cities—the state’s economic engine—had the lowest unemployment rate of any major metropolitan area in the country. The state has 18 Fortune 500 companies specializing in areas such as health care, financial services, retail and food production. The list includes Target Corp., Agricultural commodities giant Cargill Inc.,

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Maple Lodge Farms represents one of Brampton’s success stories, combining rich farming tradition, state-of-the-art, in-house processing technology and retail outlets, and exports throughout North America. These companies then process and package it for sale to retail and wholesale markets. million investment.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. Sheffi is a professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Northern and the CSX) serve Decatur and are directly interconnected through a privately owned intermodal ramp as part of the Midwest Inland Port. Subsequently, the U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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XCOR develops and produces reusable launch vehicles, rocket engines, and rocket propulsion systems, and will create 100 jobs at the new facility focusing on development of the Lynx, the company’s next generation reusable launch vehicle. Facebook opened its Austin office in May 2010 and doubled the facility’s size in October 2011.

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