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MAY 19, 2014

Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. 1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Many of Arkansas’s port locations have railway connections that provide a smooth transition for various modes of transportation and quick delivery.

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MARCH 19, 2014

For companies seeking a central location that reaches numerous major metro areas, excellent transportation connections and a capable labor force, Joplin, MO is a great place to locate. The Joplin Metro area in southwest Missouri is in the center of North American markets. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St.

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Missouri Metro Kansas City Transportation 45

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AUGUST 5, 2013

These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. Sheffi is a professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).

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Memphis Michigan Transportation Florida 76

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JULY 15, 2014

This aids in long-distance transportation as well as long-time storage. Indiana’s robust transportation network for trucking, rail and air freight make it an attractive location to distribute food and beverage products to both national and international markets. Connecting lines enable transport to every major U.S.

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Industrial Arkansas Sacramento Indiana 64

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APRIL 26, 2012

According to Liu, “Metro areas like Memphis will drive the next economy…[and]…Memphis must act with intention to leverage its strengths and transform its future.”. Memphis touts all four modes of transportation. He quoted the US trend that almost 75% of transportation-related ballot measures have passed in the past four years.

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Memphis Airports Conference Travel 80

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JULY 6, 2016

Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9

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Roads Airports Indiana Transportation 41

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Several ongoing infrastructure upgrades taking place are greatly enhancing transportation in the region, adding to the capacity for businesses to grow. Hoosier Energy’s territory is served by major air transport from three locations, which play a progressively positive role in economic opportunity.

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Indiana America Roads Indianapolis 49

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Chicago Tribune , “The fund will award convertible notes initially ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 to early-stage Illinois-based companies working in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, next-generation transportation and water resource management. DECATUR: POISED FOR DEVELOPMENT. In late 2013, Gov.

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Illinois Arlington Chicago Airports 51

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MARCH 22, 2016

The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

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Indiana New Jersey Employment Industrial 40

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MARCH 8, 2016

Warehousing, threshing, cleaning, harvesting, growing, cultivating or processing agricultural products including ginning cotton and testing and transporting milk. The rural area is divided into 2 tiers: Tier 2 = Non-metro area municipalities that exceed 15,000 in population: Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Gallup, and Hobbs.

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New Mexico Compensation Income Railroad 40

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Adjacent to Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroads and Interstates 20 and 49, companies at AeroPark are strategically located near some of the largest consumer markets in the South. Louisiana’s port system is one of the largest in the world, transporting tons of cargo in and out of the country, to destinations across the globe.

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Industrial South Carolina Louisiana Defense 49

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JULY 11, 2014

The rural area is divided into two tiers: Tier 2 = Non-metro area municipalities that exceed 15,000 in population: Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Gallup, and Hobbs; Tier 1 = Everywhere else in a rural area. Non-retail service companies that export a substantial% age of services out of state (50% or more revenues and/or customer base).

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New Mexico Compensation Income Finance 40

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Tennessee continues to prove it’s a great place for a global company’s operations, with our central location, strong transportation infrastructure and business-friendly climate,” TN Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty said. Memphis touts all four modes of transportation.

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Tennessee Memphis Education Nashville 57

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MARCH 4, 2016

Nathan Deal recently announced that the company will add 800 jobs in metro Atlanta. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) also weighed in with an expedited expansion of a major intersection on Interstate 35 (including the installation of a traffic light), which turned out to be the element that sealed the deal.

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Deals Alabama Georgia North Carolina 40

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JUNE 19, 2014

Once a property has been approved through the program, Site Certification is the city’s promise to both the owners and buyers of commercial and industrial property that its sites have appropriate infrastructure, such as water and wastewater and transportation, and that land use and zoning is appropriate.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

What we have found is that many of the communities have most of the information required for the certification already assembled and just need to have it put together in a useable and easily accessible format,” said Jim Gromberg, Metro Area Business Development Representative for the Minnesota DEED.

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Site Iowa Tennessee Georgia 49

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APRIL 15, 2014

Metro: Capital investment of at least $5 million and at least 25 new jobs. million, not to exceed $5,000 per employee trained in metro areas and $8,000 per employee trained in rural areas. TAX INCENTIVES. Quality Jobs Tax Credit: $9,000 income tax credit for each qualifying new job. The maximum grant is $1.5

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MARCH 21, 2014

Eligibility qualifications are different for rural and metro areas. HEALTHY FOREST ENTERPRISE INCENTIVES PROGRAM (HF): Provides incentives for certified businesses that are primarily engaged in harvesting, initial processing or transporting of qualifying forest products. Improve light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle technologies.

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