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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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P redictions about the speed of technological advances usually invoke a formula known in the semiconductor industry as “Moore’s law,” first postulated in 1965 by Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. By Jenny Vickers. From the September / October 2017 Issue. Photo: shutterstock.com).

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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Fallin launched the Oklahoma Works initiative to meet the needs of businesses across the state by aligning education/workforce needs in nine Key Economic Regions for the industries in those regions. Availability of water is very important to manufacturing, the energy sector, the military and the hospitality industry,” Fallin said.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Pat Quinn, Sen.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, installed solar power capacity in the U.S. in nearly 30 years.

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Less Is More In New England

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The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2017 was 4.3 The city rezoned the acreage for maximum density and favorable construction conditions beneficial to commercial developers. percent the same time in 2016. percent in 2003 to 24.7

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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According to a release from NJEDA, the Edison VIII fund will invest in up to 25 tech startups in four industry sectors: financial technology, healthcare information technology, marketing technology and something called enterprise 2.0 The power industry is in transition. The NJEDA board recently approved a $2.5-million Andrew Cuomo.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Industries that qualify for the CAPCO program may include manufacturing, processing, or assembling products; conducting research and development; or providing services. ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD & BRIDGE PROGRAM: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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