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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

The Port currently has service by two Class I railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX—both offer double-stack service to critical manufacturing and population centers. Its key feature is highly automated 30+ lane transfer zones and automated live e-gates. In addition, the Port’s continued growth of its largest rail carrier, Norfolk Southern.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Railroad Spurs. Right-to-Work State: Union membership in Kansas is 6.8%, well below the national average. In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport.

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