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Barclays Bank Chooses McKinney, Texas For U.S. Tech Center

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London-based Barclays Bank has selected McKinney, TX, as the new site for one of the company’s innovative technology centers. ” Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Back Office, IT, And Call Centers Daily News Featured Post Foreign Direct Investment Online Features Texas U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. By Jenny Vickers.

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Business Report: Maryland – Howard County Opens 3D Printing Prototype Lab

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The Innovation + Prototyping Lab features industry-level workstations, a variety of industry standard professional software packages, and four 3D printers for prototyping. The initiative is already generating innovative new ideas, and reducing the cost and time needed to produce new prototypes in fields from medicine to manufacturing.”. “3D

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Employees Place High Standards On Employer’s Environmental Practices

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The recently released TD Bank Environmental Attitudes Survey found that 36 percent of respondents consider a company’s environmental stance when seeking employment, and nearly one-quarter of respondents said they would refuse a job if they disagreed with the organization’s sustainable impact. . Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Toyota Moving North American Headquarters to Plano, TX; Generating 4,000 Jobs

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Jim Lentz, who was named Toyota’s first chief executive officer for the North America Region in 2013, said: “With our major North American business affiliates and leaders together in one location for the first time, we will be better equipped to speed decision making, share best practices, and leverage the combined strength of our employees.

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Commercial Real Estate Recovery To Accelerate In 2014

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. “Global leasing volumes for the full year are expected to be flat, and in most markets and countries, 2013 is likely to turn out to be a weak year for rental growth,” added John Sikaitis, Managing Director of Office Research for Jones Lang LaSalle. JLL also expects office rent growth to pick-up modestly into 2014.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. We are committed to helping make that future a reality,” the bank said. The bank will direct half of the $100 million in loans and grants to community projects.

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