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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

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Will the site require many loading docks or just a few? Can these connections be customized, or must the site work with existing infrastructure that cannot be altered? If possible, secure the services of the same Design-Builder for both the initial construction and the expansion. How frequent will turnover of goods be?

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10 Best Class 2 Safety Vests for Men and Women

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Class 2 safety vests works no less in providing you the required safety in your job sites including construction, traffic, survey, airport, public safety, emergency, etc. The pockets are secured with Velcro. Why it’s perfect: all the pockets and zipper closure are secured with bartacks and tight sewing! SHINE BRIGHT SV544PK.

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

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It is the largest business practice a company has to manage and to be deemed successful and efficient it should be done in a cost-effective, timely, safe and secure fashion. The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 Low costs, trained labor, available sites and proximity to interstates and the eastern U.S.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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Department of Homeland Security is constructing its new National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, a $1.25 The state also ranks in the top 10 in railroad miles, which helps facilitate second day freight delivery to every area of the continental U.S. Due to Kansas State’s strengths in this area, the U.S.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Officers accept entries of merchandise, clear passengers, collect duties and enforce various provisions. Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. Potential on-site hotel to provide passengers with convenient accommodations. military forces.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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