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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Green Building Law Update

Biofuels Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material. Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

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They protect inventory and, when built right, improve on the efficiency with which that inventory is received, sorted, retrieved and shipped. You’ll be able to see project costs fluctuate as key variables like layout and materials are adjusted. The value of these facilities cannot be overstated. Internal factors.

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Tennessee Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Business Inventory: Finished goods inventory in excess $30 million may be excluded from the franchise tax base when held by manufacturers or warehouses and distribution facilities. Railroad rolling stock and barges used in interstate commerce or outside the state are also exempt. TAX INCENTIVES.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. Virginia Port Tax Credit Programs. Research and Development Tax Credit.

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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.” In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Spending in the U.S. trillion in 2012, a 3.4

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

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A process needs to be in place to move materials, services, people or any other “product” from point A to point B and possibly all the way to Z. Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. trillion in 2011, a 6.6 This accounts for 8.5

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas also has no personal property tax, no inventory tax and no franchise tax. Kansas also has one of the best and most extensive railroad systems in the country; the state’s 4,776 miles of track account for 2.23 railroad miles. Kansas is a right-to-work state, bringing one additional cost saving to employers.

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