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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. Businesses in an FTZ may see a reduction in duties on labor, overhead and profit. It is accessible to barge traffic year round with slack water access to the barge berthing area and rail access to the Canadian National Railroad.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

Job Order Contracting

OH: Overhead. OHD: Overhead Door. RR: Railroad. SEC: Second, Section, Secondary, Security System. NTS: Not To Scale. O: Oxygen. O TO O: Out to Out. OA: Outside Air, Overall. OB: Obscure. OBS: Obscure. OC: On Center. OD: Outside Diameter. OF: Outside Face. OFF: Office. OHMS: Oval Head Machine Screw. OP: Opaque.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 43 13 Bid Security Form. 00 73 63 Security Requirements. 01 35 53 Security Procedures. 01 56 33 Temporary Security Barriers. 01 56 36 Temporary Security Enclosures. 01 86 33 Electronic Safety and Security Performance Requirements. 01 35 53 Security Procedures. 01 56 33 Temporary Security Barriers.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 43 13 Bid Security Form. 00 73 63 Security Requirements. 01 35 53 Security Procedures. 01 56 33 Temporary Security Barriers. 01 56 36 Temporary Security Enclosures. 01 86 33 Electronic Safety and Security Performance Requirements. 01 35 53 Security Procedures. 01 56 33 Temporary Security Barriers.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

OH: Overhead. OHD: Overhead Door. RR: Railroad. SEC: Second, Section, Secondary, Security System. NTS: Not To Scale. O: Oxygen. O TO O: Out to Out. OA: Outside Air, Overall. OB: Obscure. OBS: Obscure. OC: On Center. OD: Outside Diameter. OF: Outside Face. OFF: Office. OHMS: Oval Head Machine Screw. OP: Opaque.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

OH: Overhead. OHD: Overhead Door. RR: Railroad. SEC: Second, Section, Secondary, Security System. NTS: Not To Scale. O: Oxygen. O TO O: Out to Out. OA: Outside Air, Overall. OB: Obscure. OBS: Obscure. OC: On Center. OD: Outside Diameter. OF: Outside Face. OFF: Office. OHMS: Oval Head Machine Screw. OP: Opaque.