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Construction Sectors Explained

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The commercial construction industry is all about the areas of office, retail and entertainment. Commercial construction can include buildings from doctors offices to movie theatres to office buildings to malls. This sector is often the beating heart of large cities. Civil Construction.

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Bootstraps for Building

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When the industrial revolution unfolded in the 1830s, Allentown became the center of Pennsylvania’s iron industry and a railroad hub. Like many other older cities, a decades-long decline in manufacturing coupled with urban flight left the downtown populated by discount retail stores and pizza parlors.

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Celadon to Open Driver Training School in Indy, Add 500 New Jobs

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“Driver recruitment and driver retention is a long-term challenge within the industry,” said Paul Will, president and chief executive officer of Celadon. Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 shippers, including most major retailers and manufacturers.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. fuel consumption dropped.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Maple Lodge Farms represents one of Brampton’s success stories, combining rich farming tradition, state-of-the-art, in-house processing technology and retail outlets, and exports throughout North America. These companies then process and package it for sale to retail and wholesale markets. million investment.

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Tennessee Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The fund aids companies in a variety of ways, including relocation expenses, temporary office space, capital improvements, retrofitting and other expenditures not previously covered by the current FastTrack infrastructure or job training grants. TAX INCENTIVES. Sales and Use Taxes: A 7% state sales tax plus a 1.5-2.75%

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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The state has 18 Fortune 500 companies specializing in areas such as health care, financial services, retail and food production. broke ground on a 217,000-square-foot office and manufacturing complex in Shakopee that will create about 329 jobs. The state’s world-class mix of companies is one part of the Minnesota formula for success.