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June 26 or Bust

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The Port Authority of NY and NJ, which operates one of the nation’s busiest ports, is working non-stop to complete a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge to a height that will permit Post-Panamax vessels to travel under it. Gulf Coast more than two weeks faster than they would going east through the Suez Canal.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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One advantage by using the barge is that containers can be loaded heavier than the 80,000- pound weight limit for trucks traveling between Stockton and Oakland via the highway system. Given that it’s a substantial distance from any coasts or borders, Hendricks County, Indiana might seem to be a surprising place for a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ).

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. .” Project managers and Canal Authority execs are giving firm assurances that the ribbon will be cut before the end of May. for the first time.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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“If there’s a market for it” is the operative term, however, because office districts in major cities are under stress as they’ve emptied out in the wake of the pandemic, and many building owners are defaulting on loans, according to The New York Times. Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.”

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Situated in Upstate New York, Oswego County is located centrally to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. The Port of Oswego, a deep-water port on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario, provides a major logistical advantage to industry in Oswego County and the Central New York region.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Environmental concerns about the potential for ground-water contamination from fracking have kept California and New York on the sidelines. The region boasts one of California’s largest enterprise zones, offering incentives for companies to locate and expand within the greater Sacramento area. Last year, CA Gov.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Our award winners are the State of New York , for its Reforming the Energy Vision Initiative; Duke Energy , for the Duke Energy Smart Grid Lab; and Oncor/Lancaster TX , for Oncor’s Microgrid Project and Tech Center. billion and create more than 1,400 new high-tech jobs in Rochester. for the first time.

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