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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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From the July/August 2013 issue . At least 65 percent of these funds will be provided for expansion of the Computer Science Division of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at LSU. By Business Facilities Staff. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. GLOBAL RANKINGS.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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Shreveport Regional Airport. From the July/August 2013 issue. 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. By BF Staff.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Illinois – Strong Demand Lifts Industrial Parks In Wheeling, IL

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Rendering of the new Tin Goose Hangar, which is under construction at Chicago Executive Airport. From the July/August 2013 issue. The majority of the property improvement costs are designated for building renovations, electrical service upgrades for both properties, and rehabilitation of the rail service to both buildings.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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

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From the May/June 2013 issue. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) is seeking approval to construct a state-of-the-art natural gas fueled electric generation facility in Cecil County, MD. Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense. By Jonathan Sanders. Reasor, Jr.,

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STATE FOCUS – Ohio: Slow And Steady

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From the July/August 2013 issue. s commercial banking anticipate the state’s real GDP (adjusted for inflation, it is the output of all goods and services produced by workers and property in the state) to increase to $443 billion in 2013, an increase of 3 percent from $430 billion in 2012. percent in 2013 and 6.7 billion in 2011.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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From the September/October 2013 issue. Texas manufacturing companies may also be exempt from paying state sales and use tax on electricity and natural gas used in the manufacturing process. In the third quarter of 2013, total employment in the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 145,608, a growth of 1.75

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