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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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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. In order to support the continued expansion of the renewable energy industry, Kansas has a goal of generating 15 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2016, and the state’s utilities are on track to meet this target. at 12,800 feet.

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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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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

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And there is some form of privacy law in at least 48 states (but not Alabama and South Dakota), including by way of example the California’s groundbreaking 2003 Data Security Breach Reporting Law , but most of those are reactive, that is most laws in the U.S. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 Family Trust Federal Credit Union was one of the first businesses to open their new headquarters at Knowledge Park. The Gateway Center will be certified to security standards required to support vital national security missions. Photo: Mike Baker).

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Brexit or Fix It?

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No one knows for certain what the impact will be if voters in Great Britain decide in a June 23 referendum to have the country leave the 28-nation European Union. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 triggered a rapid expansion in the EU. Will Britain vote to leave the European Union? Thank you for voting. Brexit or Fix It?

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership that secured 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). Names Innovation Hubs.

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