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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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TEXAS FAST FACTS. Whether you are a business that needs to speed up your slow hours, fill your empty chairs and tables, or sell sitting inventory, UMeTime offers merchants the capability to overcome these barriers and drive sales and revenue. Amazon Puts Three New Warehouses In Texas. million veterans in the state of Texas. “We

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LIVEXCHANGE 2013: Tim Feemster Joins Business Facilities LiveXchange Speaker Lineup

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The ninth annual event will take place May 19-21, 2013 at the Westin Stonebriar in Frisco, Texas. Tim Feemster, senior managing director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank , will be among the all-star list of guest speakers featured at the upcoming Business Facilities LiveXchange event.

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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 To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. percent in 2013 and 8.3 percent in 2014. Overall rail traffic was up 4.5 percent for intermodal.

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

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Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico. In addition, the Arkansas Freeport Law exempts inventory tax on raw materials, goods in progress, and finished goods bound for out-of-state shipment.

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

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Star Cinema Grill, a Houston-based movie theater chain, opened its first location outside the State of Texas in Downtown Arlington Heights in July 2013. A review of the available space inventory reveals that Wheeling’s industrial parks continue to experience strong demand from both existing and new businesses. In late 2013, Gov.

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Attainable Housing Options: Rethinking the Starter Home

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Since their grand opening in November 2022, the Villas are currently 63% pre-leased. Urban Homes Collection at Easton Park Brookfield Residential got creative with its Urban Homes Collection at Easton Park , in Austin, Texas, resulting in the fastest - selling and most popular collection offered by the builder in the region by late 2020.

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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. Bond proceeds cannot be used for working capital or inventory. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs.

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