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AAR Announces 500 New Jobs In Lake Charles, LA

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Chairman and CEO David Storch have announced the company will establish a 750-job aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operation at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, LA. Headquartered near O’Hare International Airport, AAR employs approximately 7,000 people at more than 60 locations in 17 countries.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Arizona offers one of the lowest costs of doing business in the United States, primarily because of low taxes and small state government. Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. percent, here the number is only 8.4

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Homeland Insecurity

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This category tells you which states are doing the best job of upgrading their roads, bridges, dams, pipelines, broadband and all of the other essentials of transportation and commerce. Thus the Department of Homeland Security was born. intelligence agencies. from overseas threats. Last year, after the U.S. While the $3.5

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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“LSU’s College of Engineering is committed to developing a mutually beneficial partnership with IBM and LED that stimulates economic growth and helps to meet the workforce development needs of the state.”. million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8 automotive industry, the United States (10.3

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Conceptual layout of the Social Security Administration’s new data center in Urbana. The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are collaborating to design and construct the SSA’s new National Support Center in Urbana, MD. Milk is the official state beverage of Maryland.

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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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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

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and security needs and risk items; ■ System quantities for development, test, and production; ■ Deployment and maintenance plans. In its table 21 under “Utilities and Infrastructure” is included breakdowns for roadways, railways, airports, space travel, utilities, and water-related construction. 31–32, 1972.