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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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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. Peter Vadopalas, Wheeling’s Director of Economic Development, cites the community’s problem solving attitude as the foundation of recent business growth. “As

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership that secured the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. The foundation work for the Highland turbines started last fall and should be done by the end of the year, with the turbines and the more than 650 blades set to go up by the end of 2015.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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00 54 36 Building Information Modeling Exhibit. 01 82 13 Foundation Performance Requirements. Foundation Commissioning. 03 71 00 Mass Concrete for Raft Foundations. 06 14 00 Treated Wood Foundations. Project Delivery. 00 54 00 Agreement Form Supplements. 00 54 13 Supplementary Scope Statement. 00 61 00 Bond Forms.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 54 36 Building Information Modeling Exhibit. 01 82 13 Foundation Performance Requirements. Foundation Commissioning. 03 71 00 Mass Concrete for Raft Foundations. 06 14 00 Treated Wood Foundations. Project Delivery. 00 54 00 Agreement Form Supplements. 00 54 13 Supplementary Scope Statement. 00 61 00 Bond Forms.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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IMPA communities work closely with the state of Indiana, which has embraced its agriculture industry as a foundational part of the Indiana economy. 1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. Arkansas also has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. 16,416 miles of state and U.S.