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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. billion in operating profit. Revenue was up 4 percent compared with 2011, while operating profit was up 2% over 2011. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Businesses in an FTZ may see a reduction in duties on labor, overhead and profit. It is accessible to barge traffic year round with slack water access to the barge berthing area and rail access to the Canadian National Railroad. FTZs jumped 24.8 percent from the previous year, to $99.2 20-acre reinforced concrete lay-down yard.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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The location on I-20, rail served by Union Pacific and Foreign Trade Zone #165 makes Midland a prime location for distribution and manufacturing. For companies requiring rail, Greenville can be accessed by virtually every major railroad line.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories. Non-Profit Incentives: Provides an incentive payment (payroll rebate) equal to 4% of the payroll of the new, full-time, permanent employees for a period of up to five years. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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NON-PROFIT INCENTIVES: Provides an incentive payment (payroll rebate) equal to 4 percent of the payroll of the new, full-time, permanent employees for a period of up to five years. In addition, the non-profit organization must receive 75 percent of its income from out-of-state sources. Grants are also available to qualified, early?stage

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. 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. Arkansas also has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track.