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Construction of World Trade Centers

The Constructor

In gaining approval for the project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to take over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad which became the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH). million m2) of office space.[ Groundbreaking for the World Trade Center took place on August 5, 1966. million square feet (1.24

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

The 124,000-square-foot office and warehouse expansion for The Dial Corporation in St. The Korte Company prides itself as a green construction company with many LEED-certified projects under our belt. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, totaling 143,000 square feet. Louis, Missouri. Internal factors.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes. million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Perry ambled out of his office to accept our 2012 State of the Year Award last spring and then spent nearly an hour explaining his economic development strategy to us, face-to-face. Perry signed the first measure in the nation requiring oil and gas companies to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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its access to highways, water, railroad, and cargo airports has made this region of the United States an ideal location for new businesses to succeed. Preferred often brings popcorn here from Nebraska via the railroad. The locally owned, short line railroad company provides facilities for them to unload the corn.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Quinn also looks to embrace green energy with the Illinois Clean Energy Fund. Anchored by the privately owned and operated Decatur Rail and Intermodal Logistics Facility located on more than 250 acres, the Midwest Inland Port provides direct access to three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and the CSX).

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Officers accept entries of merchandise, clear passengers, collect duties and enforce various provisions. It is accessible to barge traffic year round with slack water access to the barge berthing area and rail access to the Canadian National Railroad. There are large brown field and green field parcels available for development.

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