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Newly Weds Foods To Invest $57 Million, Create 115 Jobs In Northern Kentucky

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Soon more retail products on grocery store shelves and prepared items on restaurant menus in North America will contain ingredients made in Kentucky.”. Newly Weds Foods joins an impressive group of companies in the business park, including Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America. “We John Schickel, of Union.

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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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It began with a groundbreaking flexible labor agreement in 2007 between Cerberus and the United Autoworkers Union which reduced entry-level wages for new hires to less than $16 per hour (longtime union workers at Jefferson North were making $28 per hour). The new contract eventually facilitated the takeover of Chrysler by Fiat.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

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Building from an agribusiness base, the state today is thriving and competitive in manufacturing, professional services and wholesale and retail trades. Running through the tract is a Union Pacific industrial line which is ready for more use. Kansas offers a diverse economy perfect for your business.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. With visitors from Canada, India, and South America regularly passing through, the airport is a visible symbol of Wheeling’s active participation in the globalized world. Vetter has signed an economic development agreement with the state.

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

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Rick Scott (third from right), company execs and Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance officials hail the Emerson Latin America headquarters expansion ceremony in Greater Fort Lauderdale. Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. Photo: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.). million in capital investment.

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Contractor Marketing That Works: There's Goodness In The Badness

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Retail sales better than both 3rd and 4th quarter projection. If the ski vacation business mirrors America even slightly, then more people are staying home (important to note contractors), saving more, and being more sensible. Someone in this country is being paid to build an actual house? Someone tell CNN!) Pending home sales up 2.1%

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The new facility, which will increase Apple’s workforce in Austin to more than 6,700, will serve as the primary operations nexus for the company in the Americas outside of Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, CA, centralizing accounting, human resources, sales, marketing and finance. The cranes were also part of the agreement.

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