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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). After leasing the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for several years, the City purchased the facility in 2014, renamed it, and retained its high security protocols. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Danos Selects Port Of Iberia, LA For New Manufacturing Facility

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The announcement accompanies the company’s approval of a 40-acre lease for the project by the port’s board of commissioners, with Danos beginning construction on a facility in the fourth quarter of 2014. We looked across the Gulf Coast and found a site close to home in New Iberia with the right infrastructure and a talented workforce.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S.

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Chiquita To Return Shipping Operations To Port Of New Orleans

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To secure the project, the State of Louisiana will provide Chiquita a performance-based incentive of $18.55 million in a port-owned distribution/ripening facility to be leased to Chiquita. million for refrigerated-container electrical infrastructure and rehabilitation of a container freight warehouse to accommodate the project.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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Curtis continues, “Infrastructure to serve the site (whether roads or utilities) must be directly available or be able to be improved/extended in a short timeframe. A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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SRP executed on substantial load requirements while working in concert with Eastmark Developer DMB and the City of Mesa infrastructure needed for the project. million from the City of Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge Parish to support infrastructure and operating costs of the IBM facility; $29.5

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing 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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