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Community Focus and Customer Commitment
Allstates Rigging
Written by Nate Hendley


Allstates Rigging – a woman-owned, turnkey rigging contractor based in Two Rivers, Wisconsin – is in expansion mode. The firm’s skills include forklift operations, plant relocation, and machinery transportation, and it recently acquired a machining facility to augment its services. As befitting the company name, Allstates works with clients across the USA.


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Out of the Box Thinking
Basic Crating and Packaging Inc.
Written by Pauline Müller


Gargantuan logistics challenges are not for the fainthearted. Finding a logistics engineering firm with a proven track record in packaging and moving high-value equipment and components is often much easier said than done, especially when it comes to relocating huge facilities like fabrication plants to places as far as China. Headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Basic Crating and Packaging is known for hardcore logistics projects for a host of top industry players.


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In Focus  / April 2020  / Current  / 2020  / Transport
Celebrating 25 Years
Muñoz Trucking, Inc.
Written by David Caldwell


As the world’s demand for goods increases, so too do the logistical and transportation networks that bring products and commodities to the consumer. Trucking plays an integral but often overlooked role in our economy, and many companies are struggling to retain their drivers. But in the border city of El Paso, Texas, Muñoz Trucking, Inc. has withstood the test of time and expanded to become one of the Southwest’s major flagship carriers.


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Facing the Challenges of the Trucking Industry Head-On
Grimshaw Trucking
Written by William Young


Grimshaw Trucking has a proud history of providing reliable transportation to the far north of Western Canada, helping bring prosperity to Alberta and all of Canada. With the current difficult challenges facing the northern transport sector, Grimshaw grit and reliability are being called on again to economically transport consumable goods to help keep the region moving.


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In Focus  / April 2020  / Current  / 2020  / Workforce & Economic Development
A #KanDo Mentality That Creates Opportunity
Kandiyohi County & City of Willmar Economic Development Commission
Written by Stacey McCarthy


In August of 2018, Business in Focus introduced the dynamic ‘Kandiyohi County & City of Willmar Economic Development Commission (EDC)’ – whose purpose is to develop and grow the region economically. This report back looks at the organization’s success and what is still to come.


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Growth and Prosperity in a Place People Love
Forward Sheridan and Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority (SEEDA)
Written by Jessica Ferlaino


Sheridan, Wyoming is a community that feels complete, one that has long focused on the development of a strong educational foundation, safe communities, recreational amenities, and the economic growth and prosperity needed to support an exceptional quality of life.


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In Focus  / April 2020  / Current  / 2020  / Workforce & Economic Development
A Forward-Thinking City
City of Mequon, WI
Written by Anne Lindert-Wentzell


‘Forward’ is just one word, but it sums up all that is positive, progressive, and purposeful. That is why the singular word was adopted as the State of Wisconsin’s motto in 1851. The sentiment holds the beliefs and values of its citizens and government, and it is to this mindset that the city of Mequon, Wisconsin, firmly adheres as it moves toward the future.


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A Determined Community brings Prosperity Back to the Shores of Lake Michigan
City of Kenosha, WI
Written by Jessica Ferlaino


Between Chicago and Milwaukee is a unique community bursting with potential. In Kenosha, Wisconsin, collaboration and innovation are the core focus of its leadership, bringing growth and prosperity to the people and industries who call it home.


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In Focus  / April 2020  / Current  / 2020  / Workforce & Economic Development
Live, Work and Play in This Community Set for Success
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority
Written by Allison Dempsey


There’s a lot going on in Chaffee Crossing. From world-class educational opportunities to stunning vistas, nature trails, profitable businesses and affordable, family-friendly living spaces, this economic development powerhouse in western Arkansas offers a complete range of topnotch amenities geared toward both work and recreation for people of all ages and backgrounds.


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Humming with Activity
City of Waterloo, ON
Written by Mark Golombek


The City of Waterloo, Ontario is a hub of activity these days, and it continues to impress as one of North America’s leading innovation cities that brought the likes of the late Stephen Hawking here on numerous occasions. Incubators and research centres are bustling, and this is just the tip of the iceberg as the greater Waterloo Region is one of the fastest-growing regions in Canada.


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