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Carpenters Union Dissolves St. Louis-Kansas City Council, Merges Locals with Chicago

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The merger follows a trend of reorganizing smaller districts into larger regional councils.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Interstate 55 links eastern Arkansas to St. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis; and with more than 95 million customers within a 500-mile radius, Decatur is well positioned to get you where you want to go and access customers you want to reach. DECATUR, IL RULES THE HEARTLAND.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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DuPage County is in close proximity to North America’s largest inland port, the Centerpoint Intermodal Center, which provides direct access to the BNSF logistics park and the Union Pacific Joliet Intermodal Terminal. Louis, Indianapolis and Detroit—significant markets that I-69 will bring closer. “We 50 percent of all U.S.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Illinois Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program: Provides a state income-tax credit equal to 25% of a project’s qualified expenditures to owners of certified historic structures located within River Edge Redevelopment Zones (Aurora, East St. Louis, Elgin, and Rockford) who undertake certified rehabilitations during the taxable year.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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URBAN ENTERPRISE LOAN: The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) contracts for the administration of a micro-lending program to assist Missouri’s small business owners with the creation, expansion and retention of their business enterprise, located in the St. Louis and Kansas City urban areas.

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