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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Obama Administration is moving forward with an aggressive federally funded program, first announced by the president in his 2013 State of the Union address, to create advanced manufacturing hubs in emerging growth sectors. Names Innovation Hubs. ThermoCalc, TIMET, Trumpf, Inc., UTRC and Wolf Robotics.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Right-to-Work State: Union membership in Kansas is 6.8%, well below the national average. NEBRASKA – updated for 2014. In December 2002, the former U.S. Workers’ Compensation: Kansas ranks 9th lowest in the U.S.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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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. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. Photo: Ak-Chin Indian Community.).