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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Its facility includes the City Docks—located 34 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico on the Calcasieu River Ship Channel, which is 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Loan proceeds may be used for start-up costs, working capital, business procurement, equipment and inventory purchases, contract financing, franchise fees, business expansion, lines of credit, as well as real estate construction, renovation or tenant improvements of an eligible place of business. for worker compensation rates.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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In addition, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers assist companies throughout the entire government procurement process from pre-award to post-award. Louis and Kansas City urban areas. MEDC also tracks federal grant programs and makes companies aware of opportunities and offer letters of support where applicable.

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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. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock.