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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. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S.

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10 Best Class 2 Safety Vests for Men and Women

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This safety vest can be worn by: firefighters, EMS, construction workers, emergency responders, survey crews, engineers, surveyors, crossing guards, contractors, traffic control, forestry, police, security, public safety, parking attendants, TSA, trucking, and municipalities. The pockets are secured with Velcro. Who can wear this?

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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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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Perry ambled out of his office to accept our 2012 State of the Year Award last spring and then spent nearly an hour explaining his economic development strategy to us, face-to-face. Perry told us all of the CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zones) lines are scheduled to become operational by the end of this year.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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its access to highways, water, railroad, and cargo airports has made this region of the United States an ideal location for new businesses to succeed. Preferred often brings popcorn here from Nebraska via the railroad. The locally owned, short line railroad company provides facilities for them to unload the corn.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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billion ethane cracker complex on the same 250 acres the MEG and headquarters office will be located. Working with our partners in the Louisiana governor’s office and Louisiana Economic Development, we’ve been able to get the attention of some of the world’s best companies. The port is located about 12 miles south of the 4-lane.

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

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said Geoff Schomacker, director of project development for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Shovel Ready Silver certified sites means that its documentation is less than one year old and has proper zoning and infrastructure built to the property. To get ready, many states across the U.S.

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