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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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percent and transportation and warehousing which grew by 3.8 19 million for Space Florida, $5 million for the Florida Sports Foundation, $74 million for Visit Florida’s tourism marketing and promotion efforts and $71 million for the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). percent, construction which grew by 3.9

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The big ports of Virginia, Baltimore and Miami already are at that depth. The same journey takes 22 days sailing though the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, including road and rail transport.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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It provides graduates with the hands-on training they need to begin careers in diverse fields such as aerospace, automotive, building technologies, consumer products, logistics, energy, green technology, manufacturing, materials processing, medical, mining and transportation.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc. The present effort in this part of the project is to develop 600 acres that will be the foundation of Virginia’s fourth, deep-water marine terminal. MIAMI: A GLOBAL LOGISTICS HUB. The first phase of the terminal is scheduled to open in the 2025-2028 timeframe. million TEUs handled per year.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Facets of Florida

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North Central Florida prospers with natural resources, convenience to large markets and intermodal transportation channels such as rail systems and commercial airports. It has two Foreign Trade Zones and a transportation network that includes an international airport, Page Field, a general aviation airport, and I-75.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Two unique state programs are the winners of our Achievement in Public-Private Partnership awards: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) , for its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project; and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for the Edison Innovation Fund. The institute is funded in part by $110 million from the U.S.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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This aids in long-distance transportation as well as long-time storage. Indiana’s robust transportation network for trucking, rail and air freight make it an attractive location to distribute food and beverage products to both national and international markets. Connecting lines enable transport to every major U.S.