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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas Gov. Photo: Kansas Department of Commerce.). Kansas boasts one of the most business-friendly environments in the U.S. Kansas also has no personal property tax, no inventory tax and no franchise tax. Kansas is a right-to-work state, bringing one additional cost saving to employers. percent of all U.S.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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IOWA’S CERTIFIED SITES PROGRAM. Industrial sites in 17 communities are third-party certified as ready for development. Each of the certified sites, which range from 150 to almost 600 acres, were inspected by an independent site selection consultant to assure it meets national site selection standards.

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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. business logistics costs include three main categories: Inventory Carrying, Transportation and Administration. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. trillion in 2011, a 6.6

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

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Advance Arkansas Sites are premium large-acreage sites.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 Among a number of benefits, this allows Brunswick County to provide industries fully developed shovel-ready sites at low or no cost. Westgate, a new technology park adjacent to Crane, is developing several new commercial business sites.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” There is no inventory tax, which is particularly advantageous to distribution companies. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g., Inventory is exempt from property tax.

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