What does Brown do for Bluegrass? UPS makes Louisville a major logistics hub and a key component in Kentucky’s extensive transportation infrastructure. The shipping giant operates the UPS Worldport, a 5.2 million-square-foot facility, adjacent to Louisville’s airport. Opened in September 2000 and expanded in 2006, it is the largest distribution hub in the UPS network, [...]

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BNSF Railway’s Matt Rose says the rail business and the U.S. economy run on parallel tracks. In 2006, the rail business reached a record high. In 2009 – the height of the Great Recession – rail hit an all-time low, losing 26 percent of all units carried. 2010 saw an increase of about 10 percent, and 2011 is tracking about a 5 percent increase, though the econd half of the year has been much slower.

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Ross Perot Jr. says the Lone Star State has created as one of the best environments in the world in which to do business, and he credited the favorable regulatory and tax environment as the primary reasons companies want to move to and invest in Texas. “

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Texas ranked No. 1 on Development Counselor International’s 2011 Winning Strategies Report and Area Development magazine’s top five states for doing business.

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