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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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And the city’s undeniable creative spirit continues to attract more and more musicians, artisans, craftsman, chefs, brewers and others who now call Nashville home. As the region’s conduit to travel, BNA often serves as the first and last impression of Nashville for travelers. And an extension to any great city: its airport.

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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To travel from Vancouver to our mine in Patagonia—a three-hour flight south of Santiago, Chile—it would take almost a full 40 hours to get there,” he says. With more than 2,400 acres of land available for lease, runway access and CSX rail service, the Technology Center is an industrial gem. Chile, Peru and Mexico. “To

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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The region’s assets include a readily available base of skilled knowledge workers, a warm climate for creative activities, convenient access to world markets, and a cooperative spirit that helps turn research discoveries into commercial products. Twenty-eight Fortune 500 companies operate within the Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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Enjoying an abundance of economic assets and fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit, the nine-parish (county) region of Acadiana in south Louisiana is a special place to do business — culturally vibrant and rich in Cajun heritage. Additionally, individual income taxes paid totaled $23.9 billion in 2014, a 9.9 percent increase since 2010.

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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 a major transportation corridor that serves more than 60 million travelers and 19 million vehicles each year.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

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Inspect traveling cables. Check Points: Clean the drive assembly, lift platform, travel area, etc. Top of Car: Top car clearance and refuge space; stop switch top of car; top car operating device; top car light and outlet; traveling cables and junction; door gate contacts, cams, etc., Spirit level. Keep end bells clean.