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

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Currently there are two: one located in the Little Rock Metro in Central Arkansas and another in West Memphis in Northeast Arkansas. Our economic development region (Metro Little Rock Alliance) goes beyond our MSA, representing a 12-county region with a population of over 1,000,000 people reflecting the mobility of our workforce.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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In addition to directly providing 29 million retail jobs it supports more than four million logistics jobs; four million management and administration jobs; two million healthcare and service jobs; almost two million finance, insurance and real estate jobs; and 800,000 technology jobs. percent accounting for the added inventory.

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

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T he Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) released its 26th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report® in June 2015. percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 By Dominique Cantelme From the May/June 2016 Issue. supply chain. percent in 2013 and 8.3 million tons).

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Inventory is exempt from property tax. It also provides certified manager training and supervisory and team leadership training. Services are provided at no cost to employers or trainees.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Some states manage their programs in-house with a committee that reviews the application, but in Georgia we have a third-party site location consultant that handles it.”. Clearly there have been numerous large corporate brands who have benefited from our GRAD program,” said Robert Payne, Director of Account Management for the GDEcD. “By

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (AIDT): State training program certified in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, the International Organization for Standardization Principle for Quality Management.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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The application process was managed locally by the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance along with support from local entities. The Black Forest Industrial Park, a 52-acre AdvantageSite in Ozark, AL, features a 29,580-square-foot building that is for sale or lease and can be adapted to clients’ specifications.

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