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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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It is here that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces the import and export laws and regulations of the U.S. As the region’s conduit to travel, BNA often serves as the first and last impression of Nashville for travelers. million travelers, a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous year.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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percent in 2012, the industry’s delicate balance between supply and demand will likely be disrupted due to new regulations. In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. The report however indicates mixed results for key modes of transportation. Subsequently, the U.S.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Its stable marketplace offers competitive energy prices, streamlined regulations and a low-risk investment climate. 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.

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All About Concrete Expansion Joint | Types of Concrete Expansion Joints

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There will regularly give while a railroad passes a ditch, way, or figure of water. Then if the place of every joint is also by the regular regulation of hook, it will place by the joints out equally. Without these joints, large cracks can travel across your floor, creating costly damage. Railway Expansion Joints.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Jerry Brown fired the two state regulators who had overseen a 70 percent decline in state drilling permits since 2008, a notable turnaround for a state leader who in his first stint as governor in the 1970s pioneered many of California’s landmark environmental protection statutes. Last year, CA Gov.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. To receive abatement for any or all of these taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Uses: equipment costs, building and facilities, rent and utilities, travel, contractual services, salaries, and benefits, other operating and non-operating costs. Loans cannot be used to refinance/consolidate existing debt, travel/ training nor for purchase of real estate. CONNECTICUT. EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS.

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