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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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The rapid and widespread adoption of mobile and social technologies within the last three years has changed the way customers and companies interact with one another—driving fundamental transformations to business processes and applications. AIRBUS: POWERFUL ENGINE FOR GROWTH IN MOBILE REGION.

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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. 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. military forces. stay competitive with foreign manufacturers and suppliers.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has subsurface mineral rights for much of the Monterey shale field, in December sold about 15 leases for thousands of acres of potential shale development in California. Barstow is where an eclectic mix of railroad, military, high technology, and mining employers have located.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Small Producer Credit (AS 43.55.024(c)): Credit of up to $12 million per year for taxpayers incurring eligible oil and gas lease expenditures in North Slope operations.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. The program offers the following incentives: Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption (TPT Exemption) on purchased qualifying equipment and leased or rented qualifying equipment. TAX EXEMPTIONS.

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