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Foster Farms Investing $30M In Louisiana Poultry Plant Expansion

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The Union Parish project will retain 1,092 existing jobs and create 50 new jobs. The California-based company anticipates the capital equipment will be installed and the new project completed by October 2017. Foster Farms’ facility in Union Parish has generated much-need employment opportunities for our people,” said Gov.

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South Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The bank or credit union must file all of the documents it requires of the applicant, as well as all internal documents relating to the loan with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development in order to receive the paperwork relating to the MicroLOAN Express loan. Working capital, inventory and venture capital are NOT eligible.

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East vs. West

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Therefore, inventory is not sitting at the port of origin waiting for a vessel. Union Pacific and BNSF Railway also are busy building double-tracks from the West Coast to Chicago, El Paso, Texas, and Memphis, Tenn., to reduce transit times.

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Project Management Technology Tools Helping Contractors Modernize, Streamline Operations—Part 3 of 5

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Effective project management means controlling the data flow and staying on top of transmittals, submittals, RFIs, email communications, change orders, materials, inventory, job cost and WIP reports, labor hours and wages, union rules, safety regulations, insurance and bonding, compliance data and a whole lot more.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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A review of the available space inventory reveals that Wheeling’s industrial parks are experiencing strong demand from both existing and new businesses. That included the construction of a 638,000-square-foot body shop and installation of new machinery, tooling and material handling equipment.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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Additionally, per HUD guidelines, 80 percent of the funds will be dedicated to the nine most heavily impacted counties in the state: Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Union. Bay Head, NJ. Breezy Point, NY.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Spending in the U.S. trillion in 2012, a 3.4