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Megabucks Park

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For several decades now, the National Football League has shown a propensity to permit its teams to pack up and move to more lucrative locations (back and forth, in some cases), leaving behind loyal fans and empty stadiums built on a foundation of civic debt. Megabucks Park originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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A new containers-on-barge service, called the M-580 Marine Highway, for shipping ocean containers between the ports of Stockton and Oakland is scheduled to start operations this year. Import containers arrive at the Port of Oakland and are trucked along the I-580/I-5 corridor to distribute centers in the Central Valley.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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“What we’re trying to do as a practice is be the leaders and stewards for design principles and quality of life for affordable housing,” says Principal Steve Line of VIA—A Perkins Eastman studio, who works in Oakland, Calif. The community will be home to offices, schools, services such as daycare, and retail/dining.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The capital credit is used only after all other deductions, losses or credits permitted under Titles 40 and 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975. The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. This credit cannot be carried forward or back, and cannot be used to generate a refund to the taxpayer.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Major maritime shipping hubs including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland are ready to service the huge post-Panamax containers. Rendering of the Bayonne Bridge, as it will look after it is raised to permit passage of Post-Panamax container vessels. THE BAYONNE BRIDGE IS RISING. Photo: NJ.com.).

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Gilbert is aggressively moving forward with a daring plan to revive two square miles of property with a variety of commercial enterprises, including hotels, casinos and retail stores. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing. billion), Oakland ($22.0

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