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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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percent from the previous year, a statistic that outpaced overall U.S. Nine miles of rail, able to accommodate up to 250 railcars with rail served by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. Foreign-status inputs to FTZs totaled $288.3 billion in 2014, accounting for 12.1 employment growth.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. Due to favorable lease agreements, affordable labor and a pro-business environment, these manufacturers have seen 16 percent job growth in the last 12 months.