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September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5)

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Business Report -Tennessee: DENSO Manufacturing Expanding in Maryville | DENSO, Blount County’s largest employer, will expand its auto components and systems manufacturing plant, investing $400 million and creating 500 new jobs. Business Facilities September/October 2015. Get the latest on ports and FTZs.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Consistent with the past few years, the 24th Annual State of Logistics Report expects slow albeit sustainable growth for the future, with the logistics GDP hovering somewhere between 2.5 Subsequently, the U.S. percent to 4 percent.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Not only do logistics clusters have huge potential for jobs creation, they also are hubs of innovation of environmental sustainability. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. Great Lakes U.S.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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SELECTING TENNESSEE MADE EASY. In January, Business Facilities named Tennessee as our 2013 State of the Year , primarily due to its aggressive execution of a diversified growth strategy and robust job creation. 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs,” said Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam in a press release.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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They also offer a Sustainable Communities Grant and Loan Program that assists communities implementing “smart growth strategies,” and the CalReUSE Program that offers low-interest, forgivable loans to assist public and private partners in redeveloping contaminated “brownfields.” Expand fuel infrastructure, fueling stations and equipment.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. Railroad Spurs.

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