Business Facilities - March 2008 - (Page 56) BUSINESS REPORT Louisiana Louisiana’s economic development secretary, Stephen Moret, who met with port officials in February, is impressed by the detailed improvement plans. Moret told officials that the state’s ports are very important Cargo activity at the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal of the Port to Governor Bobby of South Louisiana Jindal and are a begun enrolling in the U.S. Depart- major priority for the state’s ecoment of Homeland Security’s Trans- nomic growth. portation Worker Identification CreThe Port of South Louisiana dential program. This involves a employs more than 60 workers and thorough criminal background is a Foreign-Trade Zone. Its major check to reduce the risk of security inbound cargo shipments include threats. More than 75 U.S. ports crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers, have begun enrolling in the program. petrochemicals, steel products, con- crete/stone products, ores/phosphate rock, wood/wood chips, edible oils, and coal/lignite/coke. Outbound cargo includes animal feed, wheat, soybeans, coal/lignite/coke, maize, petrochemicals, rice, chemicals, fertilizers, edible oils, and crude oil. The maritime industry in Louisiana supports 270,000 direct and indirect jobs, meaning one in every eight jobs is connected to the industry. It has a $33 billion impact on the state’s economy annually, equaling approximately 23% of the gross state product. The Ports Association of Louisiana, a nonprofit organization founded in 1984 to aid in the advancement of the state’s ports and economic development, has more than 30 member ports. #2302 at www.BusinessFacilities.com 56 MARCH 2008 PHOTO CREDIT: PORT OF SOUTH LOUISINANA http://www.allianceswla.org http://www.allianceswla.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Business Facilities - March 2008 Business Facilities - March 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots California Seeks Immigration Reform To Spur Economic Growth Outside the Biotechnology Clusters Global Biotech Competition Heats Up Location Is Key To Your Bottom Line New Incentives For New Hampshire Metro Spotlight: Jersey City, NJ Europe's Center For Goods, Real and Virtual Access Your Markets From Pennsylvania Corporate Moves: Illinois Louisiana Upgrades Important Port Road Projects To Accelerate Michigan's Economy Corporate Moves: South Carolina Metro Spotlight: Salt Lake City, UT Advertiser Index Inside LiveXchange Business Facilities - March 2008 Business Facilities - March 2008 - Business Facilities - March 2008 (Page Cover1) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Business Facilities - March 2008 (Page Cover2) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Business Facilities - March 2008 (Page 1) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Business Facilities - March 2008 - First Word (Page 6) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Snapshots (Page 7) Business Facilities - March 2008 - California Seeks Immigration Reform To Spur Economic Growth (Page 8) Business Facilities - March 2008 - California Seeks Immigration Reform To Spur Economic Growth (Page 9) Business Facilities - March 2008 - California Seeks Immigration Reform To Spur Economic Growth (Page 10) Business Facilities - March 2008 - California Seeks Immigration Reform To Spur Economic Growth (Page 11) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 12) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 13) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 14) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 15) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 16) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 17) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 18) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 19) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 20) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 21) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 22) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 23) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Outside the Biotechnology Clusters (Page 24) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B1) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B2) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B3) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B4) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B5) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B6) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B7) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B8) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B9) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B10) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B11) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B12) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B13) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B14) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B15) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page B16) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Competition Heats Up (Page 41) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Location Is Key To Your Bottom Line (Page 42) Business Facilities - March 2008 - New Incentives For New Hampshire (Page 43) Business Facilities - March 2008 - New Incentives For New Hampshire (Page 44) Business Facilities - March 2008 - New Incentives For New Hampshire (Page 45) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Jersey City, NJ (Page 46) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Jersey City, NJ (Page 47) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Europe's Center For Goods, Real and Virtual (Page 48) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Europe's Center For Goods, Real and Virtual (Page 49) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Access Your Markets From Pennsylvania (Page 50) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Access Your Markets From Pennsylvania (Page 51) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Access Your Markets From Pennsylvania (Page 52) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Corporate Moves: Illinois (Page 53) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Corporate Moves: Illinois (Page 54) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Louisiana Upgrades Important Port (Page 55) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Louisiana Upgrades Important Port (Page 56) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Louisiana Upgrades Important Port (Page 57) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Road Projects To Accelerate Michigan's Economy (Page 58) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Road Projects To Accelerate Michigan's Economy (Page 59) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Corporate Moves: South Carolina (Page 60) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Corporate Moves: South Carolina (Page 61) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Salt Lake City, UT (Page 62) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 63) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Inside LiveXchange (Page 64) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Inside LiveXchange (Page Cover3) Business Facilities - March 2008 - Inside LiveXchange (Page Cover4)
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.