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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. “Logistics costs as a percentage of GDP in the U.S.

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Project Management Technology Tools Helping Contractors Modernize, Streamline Operations—Part 3 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Effective project management means controlling the data flow and staying on top of transmittals, submittals, RFIs, email communications, change orders, materials, inventory, job cost and WIP reports, labor hours and wages, union rules, safety regulations, insurance and bonding, compliance data and a whole lot more.

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

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. There are over 4,300 trucking companies located in Arkansas.

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New York Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Loans may be used for, but not limited to: upgrading display lighting, advertising and promotion, payroll for additional staff and training, purchase of computers to enhance inventory control, and the purchase of display cabinets, furniture and fixtures. Fixed asset loans of up to $20,000 for terms not to exceed seven years.

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2020 Pro Builder Top 100 Products

Pro Builder

Cabinet Organizer / Rev-A-Shelf. The 449 Series from Rev-A-Shelf includes the Bottom and Side Mount Soft-Close Base Organizer (shown), and the Bottom and Side Mount Soft-Close Utensil Bin Base Organizer. Wood Siding / Universal Forest Products . Tools / Equipment .

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Inventory is exempt from property tax. For business entities new to Alabama, the tax accrues as of the date of organization, qualification or beginning to do business, and is due 45 days thereafter. In addition, the non-profit organization must receive 75% of its income from out-of-state sources.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (AIDT): State training program certified in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, the International Organization for Standardization Principle for Quality Management. In addition, the non-profit organization must receive 75 percent of its income from out-of-state sources. The program ends December 2016.

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