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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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Photo: City of Cape Coral Economic Development Office.). Florida’s economy grew faster than the national average last year. Florida’s rebound from the recession has created an economic environment that has been drawing even more businesses to the state. By Dominique Cantelme. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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

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But when coupled with the right sets of policies and institutional environments, PPPs can be powerful catalysts for economic growth. FLORIDA: GOLD STANDARD FOR PPP. The project was made possible thanks to partnerships between the CEO Council and Enterprise Florida, Inc., ENTERPRISE FLORIDA: TWO DECADES OF PPP SUCCESS.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Bill Lee has cited TN’s business-friendly environment in several recent project announcements. This expansion in Jackson underscores the ripe environment for job creation and investment we’ve fostered here in Tennessee,” Rolfe said at the project announcement.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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In August 2012, Austal entered into a five-year, $5 million agreement that will help it to continue its workforce expansion efforts, called the Phase V Agreement. As part of the agreement, the company also will receive employee training services from AIDT. FLORIDA’S GLOBAL TRADE INITIATIVE.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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With two universities, two universities of Applied Sciences, the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Neurobiology and Psychiatry and the Helmholtz Research Center for Environmental Health, the region offers an excellent environment for innovation. Currently, 36 leaseholders and 550 employees have chosen the BioPark.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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State and local incentives from Florida and the City of Pembroke Pines totaled $554,000, including $434,000 from the Qualified Target Industries Tax Refund Program and $80,000 from the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund. The first, announced in 2012, is ConAgra’s new facility and research agreement. million paint shop.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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PSC advances the state-of-the-art in high-performance computing, communications and informatics and offers a flexible environment for solving the largest and most challenging problems in computational science. Technology companies find Greater Fort Lauderdale provides a stimulating environment for business success.

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