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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. It is the largest business practice a company has to manage and to be deemed successful and efficient it should be done in a cost-effective, timely, safe and secure fashion. trillion in 2011, a 6.6

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Inventory is exempt from property tax. The Participating Lender sets all the terms and conditions of the loan (including premium levels, maturity dates, fixed or variable interest rates, secured or unsecured, amortization schedule, etc.) Bond proceeds cannot be used for working capital or inventory.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments. FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZs): Secured areas legally outside of U.S. The program ends December 2016.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Safety and security also continue to be priorities at Port Freeport. Direct service is provided by Kansas City Southern, with connecting service provided by RailAmerica/DGNO and short-line carrier Blacklands Railroad. Army Corps of Engineers report targeted for release by the end of 2012, opening the door to federal funding.

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