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$7M Grant To Help Tennessee Build Port Of Cates Landing Rail Extension 

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miles of rail to connect to nearby railroad and industrial park, promoting job creation in Tennessee’s most economically disadvantaged county. Read: $7M Grant To Help Tennessee Build Port Of Cates Landing Rail Extension at BusinessFacilities.com. Federal BUILD grant will help construct 5.5

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Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce | Dyersburg, Tennessee

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Dyersburg/Dyer County Tennessee is centrally located on the I-69 corridor, featuring CN Railroad service, a new intermodal river port nearby, newly designated foreign trade zones, a “Deal Ready” speculative building and rail sites ready for development.

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State Focus: Staying On Top In Tennessee

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Tennessee is aiming to bring in 28,000 new jobs in 2016. Read State Focus: Staying On Top In Tennessee on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The Volunteer State keeps breaking its own records for new job commitments, capital investment and FDI.

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California Is Land Of Opportunity, Michigan Is Motor King

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California has crushed the competition as the top-ranked state for Opportunity Zones and Michigan is still the undisputed heavyweight champ in Automotive Manufacturing Strength in Business Facilities’ 1 5th Annual Rankings Report , released this week.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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The southern states are known for smart, savvy and successful approaches to economic development and Tennessee is no exception. As mentioned earlier, Tennessee is a popular business destination thanks to its rural and urban site preparedness. Curtis says the Select Tennessee Certified Sites Program will help all state communities.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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TENNESSEE FAST FACTS. I have to think this secures our future for another 25 year cycle,” Alcoa Tennessee Operations Location Manager Ken McMillen said. They are diversified, which makes Alcoa’s Tennessee operations much more viable,” Daniels said. Tennessee Gov. Population (2011 Est.): 6,403,353.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. The reputation of Tennessee’s business climate and skilled workforce has attracted countless world-class businesses to our state. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages.