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Seaports Safe Harbors for U.S. Industrial Real Estate Sector

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Ports that may not benefit from immediate large populations such as Hampton Roads, Jacksonville, Savannah and Charleston remain important throughput hubs to move goods and materials into other parts of the country. Houston, Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville all have double-digit vacancy rates.

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Flex-N-Gate To Create Up To 650 Jobs In Detroit

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The company —which is owned by Shahid Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars professional football team — has 48 manufacturing and nine product development and engineering facilities throughout the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, China, and Spain. The Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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North Central Florida: Low Cost, High Opportunity

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With robust infrastructure and a talented workforce, North Central Florida offers attractive prospects for new and expanding businesses.

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BUSINESS REPORT: EC Railway, Port Everglades Join Forces on Intermodal

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Largest Cities (2011): Jacksonville, 827,908; Miami, 408,750; Tampa, 346,037; St. The facility is being relocated from the current rail facility on Andrews Avenue, two miles from the port. As a result, traffic congestion on State Road 84 is to be reduced. FLORIDA FAST FACTS. Population (2011 Est.): 19,057,542. Petersburg, 244,997.

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2022 BALA Projects: Kitchens That Cook

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All that and more creates a kitchen designed for several zones encompassing prep work, cooking, serving, and cleaning. Square footage: 223 sf Builder (entrant): Providence Homes , Jacksonville, Fla. Category: Kitchen, Production/Spec Home Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Qualifying businesses in the corridor can apply for Next Michigan real and personal property tax abatements and tax-free Renaissance Zones. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones. Within a 900 mile drive of Hoosier Energy services are communities from Dallas to Jacksonville and New York City to Minneapolis.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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And in Jacksonville, Embraer broke ground on a new facility to build light military attack support aircraft in Jacksonville as part of a $427 million defense contract. The industrial park is zoned for heavy industry. Foreign Trade Zones that are “user friendly,” site-specific and allocated on an individual company basis.