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CenterPoint Intermodal Center - Elwood,IL CenterPoint Intermodal Center, the redevelopment of the former Joliet Arsenal, brought together virtually all levels of government, more than a dozen public agencies and private industry to benefit the community under a common plan. One of the largest private developments ever undertaken in the United States, it encompasses 2,500 acres with a total investment of $1 billion. At full buildout, the project is expected to create 3,000 new jobs and eventually increase property tax revenue by as much as $27 million per year. This state-of-the-art intermodal and industrial business park features a 770-acre intermodal yard, BNSF Logistics Park - Chicago, and has the capacity for up to 12 million square feet of industrial and distribution facilities. Significant improvements have been made not only to area infrastructure, but also to the region’s environment. Through $35 million in grants, new water and sewer systems have been constructed to clean up contaminated water in the community and serve park tenants and area residents. Similarly, $125 million is being used for essential roadway components of the development and other infrastructure.
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One of the first major political events that President Bush was involved in when he took office was the Summit of the Americas, which was held in Quebec City, April 20-22, 2001. It was a noted occasion; America’s newest president was swinging into action with one of his main campaign platforms – an expanded trade program which would revitalize America’s slumping economy.[2] Ironically, this “vigorously pursued” economic agenda is not the brainchild of the current administration. Bush’s push for hemispherical free trade was first expounded by his father, Bush Sr., who announced the Enterprise of the Americas Initiative on June 27, 1990.[3] Moreover, this trans-continental restructuring agenda was not placed into high gear by a Republican, but by a Democrat – President Bill Clinton.[4] In December, 1994, at a meeting in Miami, Florida, the Clinton administration launched a program of continental “economic integration,” which was put in motion after “the leaders of 34 countries in the Western Hemisphere pledged…to form a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).”[5] At that time, it was agreed that the deadline for the completion of FTAA negations was to be January 2005, with the FTAA coming into force by December of that year. This deadline, now only a short year and a half away, is still the target date. Moreover, Brazil and the United States – the two largest economies in each of their respective continents – are acting as co-chairs for this fast closing FTAA process, which relies on the consensus process, and must be “consistent with the rules and practices of the World Trade Organization.”[6]
Originally posted by musselwhite
come on.................this doesn't bother anyone? too busy watching tv or reading about mutilitations, shootings, deaths, molestations, corrupt politicians? just a little too much of "wag the dog" lately.