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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Thanks to a robust economy and strong workforce, Minnesota attracted more than 150 corporate expansion projects last year, many of them in the Twin Cities. Photo: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.). The state’s world-class mix of companies is one part of the Minnesota formula for success. jobless rate.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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“Shovel-ready certification is becoming popular nationally,” said John Rhodes, a leading national site-location consultant with Moran, Stahl & Boyer of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, who worked with the State of Minnesota on its Shovel Ready Program. MINNESOTA IS GETTING READY TO DIG SOME NEW GROWTH. Cloud, Minnesota.

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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. and has four plants in Minnesota. The Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council also provided funding from its? $2 So evolved is Louisiana’s pipeline infrastructure that the state’s No.

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9 Best Work Boot Brands History, Values & Iconic Boots

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Beckman in Minnesota , a nd the company has been growing at astronomic rates ever since, only after 10 years of inception more than 200,000 pairs of boots were sold per year. These two companies are often compared because of their reputation and history of creating high quality, durable and long lasting products.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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The “Project Axle” recruitment climaxed in late 2014 when economic development officials from Alabama and two other Southeastern states designated as finalists made pitches at the company’s headquarters in Minnesota. Shortly afterwards, the Alabama team got word it had secured the Polaris project.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Funds may be provided for the construction and/or improvement of water lines & wastewater facilities, sewer lines, sewage treatment facilities, roadways, natural gas-line services, electric power services, railroad spurs, lighting, sidewalks and alternative power sources such as solar. Railroad Spurs. Natural Gas-Line Services.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of over 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean. 1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway.