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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Minneapolis alone generated nearly 15,000 new jobs from 2010 to 2012, according to an analysis last year by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). broke ground on a 217,000-square-foot office and manufacturing complex in Shakopee that will create about 329 jobs. to Bloomington, near the Minneapolis-St.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. Within a 900 mile drive of Hoosier Energy services are communities from Dallas to Jacksonville and New York City to Minneapolis.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Within a 900 mile drive of Hoosier Energy services are communities from Dallas to Jacksonville and New York City to Minneapolis. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. Four airports within 110 miles serve the region, providing commercial and cargo service to markets throughout the world.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. We actually really like geothermal energy,” said Samantha Mary Julian, director of the Utah Office of Energy Development in a Feb. So evolved is Louisiana’s pipeline infrastructure that the state’s No.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. Railroad Spurs. Certified Capital Company Program (CAPCO): Promotes investment in Alabama-based businesses by creating several venture capital funds required to invest in Alabama companies.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) receives approximately 1/3 of the annual allocation of funds to use specifically for economic development efforts statewide.

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