Remove Missouri Remove Office Remove Railroad Remove Safety
article thumbnail

BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

On January 22, representatives from businesses, utilities, nonprofit, and city and county government attended a meeting of the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission to get an update on the tornado recovery efforts. It also focused on increased safety. The Joplin area already has several back-office operations.

article thumbnail

Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

its access to highways, water, railroad, and cargo airports has made this region of the United States an ideal location for new businesses to succeed. Preferred often brings popcorn here from Nebraska via the railroad. The locally owned, short line railroad company provides facilities for them to unload the corn.

Indiana 40
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours of Service (HOS) rule that went into effect on July 1, 2013 could create a reduction in industry productivity, projecting the need for another 100,000 drivers without an increase in shipping volume. While trucking transportation costs rose 2.9

article thumbnail

Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

The Korte Company

A precedent for career goals had already been set in Tom’s family: working for the railroad. His father, a railroad engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. His grandfathers on both sides, railroad telegraphers. For Tom’s father, “the railroad was his life.” His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central.

article thumbnail

Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. The funding, provided by the Cabinet for Economic Development’s newly created Office of Entrepreneurship, was awarded to Commerce Lexington Inc. Awesome Inc.

Metro 111
article thumbnail

STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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.

Income 75
article thumbnail

State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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.

Income 108