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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. In the 2013 ranking, the U.S. By Business Facilities Staff. degrees in computer science awarded annually. 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. However, defense companies face an uncertain 2013. The 2013 Gallup “State of the American Workplace” study ranks our skilled labor force the most engaged in the nation. Express Jet operates a maintenance facility at the airport and employs 280 workers.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours of Service (HOS) rule that went into effect on July 1, 2013 could create a reduction in industry productivity, projecting the need for another 100,000 drivers without an increase in shipping volume. Subsequently, the U.S.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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trillion dollars on logistics in 2013, a 2.3 percent in 2013 and 8.3 Freight shipment volumes started 2014 at or below 2013 levels, rose through the spring, dropped al little during summer, peaked during August and September, and finally fell close to where they started at the beginning of the year. Midwest Airports.

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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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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Construction of wind turbines set a record in 4Q 2013 with 10,900 megawatts of capacity being added; nationwide, nearly 50,000 turbines have been installed. Early estimates for 2013 production project that output in PA topped 3 trillion cubic feet last year. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S.,

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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee

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Tennessee has been named Business Facilities’ 2013 State of the Year. Runners-up in the 2013 competition included Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania. The Volunteer State’s strong across-the-board showing in BF ‘s 2013 Rankings Report also factored into its State of the Year triumph. manufacturing facilities.