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

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry.

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September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5)

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September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5) originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn | Iowa offers a lot more than fertile soil. Business Facilities September/October 2015.

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Some of the Oldest Buildings in the U.S.

Natural Building

As many as 100 people lived in Cliff Palace, which may have also been a social and administrative site with significant ceremonial importance. One of Indiana’s four original legislative centers, the Indiana Territorial Capital, is part of a state historical site in Vincennes. It was built for the Rev.

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

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One of the fastest growing trends in the site selection business is the demand for certified industrial sites. Companies looking to build new facilities want sites that are ready to go and relatively risk free. ALABAMA SITES ARE READY FOR JOB-CREATING GROWTH. Across the U.S., million in capital investments.

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

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We have among the best assets in the world, including unparalleled access to global markets with our five international airports, seven Class I railroads, the third largest interstate highway system in the country, the third largest intermodal port in the world, and more. and Grundy Center, Iowa. Jim-Schultz_quote_x630.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. States poised for major growth in wind energy in coming years include Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Michigan. broke ground on a 500 MW wind farm, the largest single site in Iowa history.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

The Korte Company

Louis area and also made regular stops as far away as Cedar Rapids, Iowa; St. Every motorist who came across them stopped, confusing the hazard lights for a railroad crossing. But on the site, I’d talk baseball with the low guy. ‘Ajax’ the duck wore a cape and low top All Stars. Joseph, Missouri; Vinennes, Indiana and Chicago.