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15 Tennessee Communities To Receive Site Development Grants

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Site Development Grants totaling $5.7 million will be awarded to 15 Tennessee communities to prepare economic development sites for market. The Site Development Grant program is part of the state’s larger Rural Economic Development Fund. “We Department of Agriculture selected the 15 sites from a pool of 24 applications.

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TM Track Machines Opens Railcar Repair And Tamper Manufacturing Facility In Kansas

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“We are excited about the opportunities to leverage our long history of working with rail contractors, Class I, Regional and short-line Railroads, together with proven products, technologies and the Parsons workforce. Parsons is a community that was founded by the Katy Railroad and that heritage runs deep throughout our history.

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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado

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Shovel ready sites available in Fruita, CO with a view. Here are 5 reasons Colorado’s Grand Valley should be at the top of your site relocation list: An outdoor playground unlike any other. Affordable sites with a view. What is unique about this area is that there’s a plethora of affordable sites with million-dollar views.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes 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. 16,416 miles of state and U.S.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Among a number of benefits, this allows Brunswick County to provide industries fully developed shovel-ready sites at low or no cost. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. gateway where all six major Class-One North American railroads can interchange traffic. 50 percent of all U.S.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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Adjacent to Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroads and Interstates 20 and 49, companies at AeroPark are strategically located near some of the largest consumer markets in the South. The site offers a 24/7 control tower and a fire station and is designated a Foreign Trade Zone with customs and border security.

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

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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. This railroad system includes the Logistics Park Kansas City intermodal facility located in Edgerton, Kansas. Topeka is home to one of the top six longest air runways in the U.S. at 12,800 feet.

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