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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 Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. percent in 2013 and 8.3

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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. Each locality designs and administers its own program.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Investment Zones & Distinct Communities. The Cape Coral Economic Development Office has designed several investment zones to enhance and tailor growth with a visionary outlook. Here are few that are ideal for retail because of their locations and high traffic counts: Veterans Investment Zone. Cape Coral ranks No.

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

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We expect that this growth will continue into the future as the available existing building inventory shrinks and there is a greater need for vacant sites for new development,” said Gromberg. To get ready, many states across the U.S. OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN INDIANA. The program also has two additional tiers of readiness.

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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

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Including these announcements, this new activity will bring Savannah’s industrial inventory to more than 57 million square feet, of which less than 2 percent is currently available. These announcements are in addition to 3 million square feet of distribution center space completed within the last year, and 5.2

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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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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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About $30 billion of the loss came from the physical storm damage, split fairly evenly between households, businesses and public infrastructure such as rail lines, roads and water and sewage systems. The rest of Moody’s estimate comes from lost business activity. Moody’s also estimates that Sandy will be the third most costly U.S.