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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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SSA bought the Urbana site in late August 2011. In a report released in 2011, the SSA’s inspector general concluded that the Woodlawn facility would not be able to support the administration’s expanding capacity requirements by 2012. Population (2011 Est.): 5,828,289. GDP (All Industry 2011): $301.1 MARYLAND FAST FACTS.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington, UtahShine in BF’s 9th Annual State Rankings Report

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3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. to bounce back to pre-Recession employment levels in 2011, while most of the rest of the country was still digging out of a deep economic trench. Articles By Location Featured Post Louisiana North Dakota Press Releases Texas U.S. - Here’s a sampling: no. WA also notched a no.

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Fukushima: Year Three

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Last year in this space we reported on frenzied efforts by Fukushima operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) to keep tons of highly radioactive wastewater–sprayed daily over the melted reactor cores to stop them from overheating–out of the Pacific Ocean. But the news from Japan keeps getting worse.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Louisiana moved into the top slot in BF’s coveted Economic Growth Potential ranking after finishing a close second in 2011. VW is ramping up production at its new plant in Chattanooga, Nissan is rolling out the all-electric Leaf in Smyrna and General Motors has given a new mission to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Mississippi Looks To Energy Sector To Fuel Statewide Growth

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Ranked as the world’s most attractive spot for oil and gas investment in a 2011 report by The Fraser Institute, Mississippi is well positioned to become a global leader in energy-related growth. HB 841: Provides a sales tax reduction on electricity to 1.5 2010 standard.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. last year, more than twice the capacity installed in 2011. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no.