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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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By Business Facilities Editorial Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Our 2016 awards include recognition for the locations that have led the way in smart-grid modernization, innovative funding for infrastructure projects, renewable energy breakthroughs and new tools for supporting startups and entrepreneurs. Andrew Cuomo.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. 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.

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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). In 2016, U.S.

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Homeland Insecurity

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But there’s another type of infrastructure that’s in dire need of an overhaul: the national security edifice that’s supposed to prevent terrorists from murdering us on the streets of the America. Thus the Department of Homeland Security was born. intelligence agencies. from overseas threats. While the $3.5

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Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment

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A rendering of CSC’s next-generation IT center at the National Cyber Research Park in Bossier City, Louisiana, where 800 technology professionals will work after the technology and data center opens in 2016. Credit: Louisiana Economic Development).

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Recent upgrades to the Port’s security system allow the Port to handle high-security shipments. Syracuse Hancock International Airport is within minutes of Oswego County. Set to open in spring 2016, Casey’s is serviced by WIN Energy REMC, another member of Hoosier Energy.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Runway 9R-27L, located on the south side of the airport and running parallel to Griffin Road, is now being rehabilitated and lengthened. defense contracts.

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