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California with Northern California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington to the Canadian border. The rail project will make Hesperia one of the few viable locations in Southern California able to provide new rail accessibility. Some of the most important distribution centers in the world are regional facilities in inland Southern California markets; many, like Hesperia, in San Bernardino County. Completion of the rail spur project will provide a strong incentive for businesses that recognize Hesperia as a prime place to relocate or expand, but that otherwise could not afford a dedicated rail spur for their private use. Hesperia’s Economic Development Department also maintains an aggressive program to attract a diversity of businesses to the city, offering many services to site selectors, business owners and entrepreneurs who are looking for the right place to expand or locate. The second largest city in the High Desert, Hesperia encompasses nearly 75 square miles of space, offering an abundance of land at a fraction of Los Angeles’ costs, a healthy and pleasant desert climate, and clean air quality, free from the congestion of Los Angeles and Orange County. Luxembourg’s position as a competitive European hub for the export of goods and services. Luxembourg is fully integrated into the European Union (EU) common market, yet offers commercial neutrality. It is the ideal gateway to the European market and its 500 million consumers. As much as 79% of the EU’s GDP lies within a 500mile radius—a day’s truck ride. During the past 10 years, Luxembourg has continuously Trade has developed and owns logistics parks in the immediate vicinity of Luxembourg Airport (Eurohub Centre) and major railways and highway corridors (Eurohub South). Value-added activities include thirdparty logistics (warehousing, packaging, processing and shipping operations), fourth-party logistics (organization of production and distribution flows, supply chain management, invoicing services), and reverse logistics (handling of over- Luxembourg: Putting Europe at Your Fingertips Luxembourg, located at the crossroads of Europe’s main consumer markets, provides U.S. companies with many strategic advantages for conducting successful business in Europe. The country has an open, export-driven economy based on sound fundamentals that allow the government to pursue a growth-oriented and business-friendly tax policy. The availability of a highly skilled, multilingual workforce, easy access to decision makers, and efficient communication and transportation infrastructure reinforces improved its ability to capitalize on those opportunities by establishing itself as the European leader for contract, air freight-based, and value-added logistics. Luxembourg is a location where companies can provide value-added services, including pre-positioning, assembly, market specific packaging, kitting, quality control and certification, documentation management, labeling, and invoicing. Cargolux, China Airlines, DHL, Kuehne & Nagel, Nippon Express, Panalpina, and Schenker have chosen Luxembourg as an operating base for valueadded logistic activities. The Ministry of Economy and stocks, recovery, recycling and reselling of non-sold products). Troy, OH, an Automotive Hub The automotive sector in Troy, OH, continues to grow. Troy has become the East Coast consolidation center for Honda’s parts distribution. Honda’s expansion created nearly one million square feet of warehousing, repackaging and procurement operations. “[Our] success has been driven by the very unique public-private initiative that combines the efforts of the Troy Development Council (TDC) with those of the city of Troy,” notes Charles Cochran, TDC president. During the past four years, Troy D-9 PHOTO CREDIT: DIGITALVISION A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S A N D S U P P LY C H A I N M A N A G E M E N T

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Business Facilities - December 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: North Carolina Gold Award: New Engine for Growth in Virginia Silver Award: Tennessee Gets the Big Prize Bronze Award: Enrichment in Idaho Falls Honorable Mentions International Reach From America's Heartland Supply Chain Priorities Metro Spotlight: Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC The Magnolia State Has It All A Real Estate Mega-Merger State of the Year Ask the Expert Advertiser Index

Business Facilities - December 2008

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