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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). After leasing the U.S.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013. Occidental plans to announce the management team of the new California company in the third quarter of the year and to complete the separation by the end of 2014 or early 2015. But the change will move the overall headquarters from Los Angeles to Houston.

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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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Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment

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From the September/October 2015 Issue. For Bell Helicopter’s project in Lafayette, state leaders funded a new aircraft assembly center that will be owned by Lafayette Regional Airport, leased to Bell, and located near other major flight services companies. By the BF Staff.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Construction officially started on the $600-million facility in April 2013 and aircraft assembly is planned to begin in 2015, with a targeted 2016 delivery of its first A320 jetliner. O’Malley, this project is putting the Port of Baltimore in an excellent competitive position for when the Panama Canal expansion is completed in 2015.

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Less Is More In New England

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The Rochester Opera House has been enjoying a renaissance, with 2015-2016 being its most successful season since it reopened in the 1990s. percent in 2015, distributing the property tax burden across a more diverse base and allowing for services in the city to keep pace with demand. percent in 2003 to 24.7

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For FY16 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) EDD has received an appropriation of $50 million in LEDA CO. Department of Defense. Pays at least $40,000/year in a community with a population of less than 40,000 for jobs created after July 1, 2015. Department of Defense may be deducted from gross receipts. TAX INCENTIVES.