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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also perform agriculture inspections to protect the country from potential carriers of animal and plant pests or diseases that could cause damage to America’s crops, livestock, pets and the environment. NASHVILLE ASCENDS: A CITY AND AIRPORT FLYING HIGH. The Nashville Airports Experience. It’s not just Music City anymore.

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

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because of its strong pro-business environment. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. 50 percent of all U.S.

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

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The City of Tell City hosts the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA), which operates the Hoosier Southern Railroad connecting the Tell City River Port to the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Nashville and St. Louis are each within a three to four hour drive. percent lower than the national average).

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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Smith announces the company’s expansion in Nashville. If there was any doubt that CHS would continue to center its burgeoning operations in the Volunteer State, that doubt was erased by the company’s announcement that it is investing $66 million to construct a new Shared Services Center in Nashville. Source: tnecd.com).

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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Clarksville, a city of about 140,000 about 50 miles northwest of Nashville, offers an extensive transportation network including rail, plane and interstate highway networks as well as regional access to the Mississippi River inland waterway. SelectTennessee played a key role in Beretta USA’s decision to locate just outside of metro Nashville.

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