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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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After leasing the U.S. In 2015, Apple decided to put its $2 billion, 1.3-million-square-foot Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with a very low unionization rate, one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation, and workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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SOM recently worked with UI Labs, a Chicago-based research and commercialization collaborative, on the programming and concept design for an exciting new facility: the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII). The lab opened in May 2015. WHEELING: DYNAMIC COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL BASE KEEPS GROWING.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI): The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) was enacted in 2015 by the 84th Legislature with a goal to bring the best and brightest distinguished researchers in the world to Texas. The incentive is available in the form of a cash production grant from 5% to 22.5%

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

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T he Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) released its 26th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report® in June 2015. To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. By Dominique Cantelme From the May/June 2016 Issue.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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In the newly released 2015 Foreign Trade Zones Board Annual Report to Congress, the Port of South Louisiana’s Foreign Trade Zone 124 is once again listed at the top with over $15 billion in the merchandise received, warehouse/ distribution category. PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: A BEVY OF ACTIVITY. 20-acre reinforced concrete lay-down yard.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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In 2011, Emerson leased 18,000 square feet of space at the Sawgrass International Corporate Park with the option for an additional 9,500 square feet. The overall winner will be announced in October 2015. Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. The campaign, built on the tagline of “Life.

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