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Airbus Joins Forces With CCAM

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This union is a natural one. The addition of a major player like Airbus is a great testament to the pivotal role CCAM plays as a centerpiece of Virginia’s efforts to promote R&D and technology commercialization, and contribute to a growing Virginia economy. Southeast Virginia Airbus Blog-July-2014 CCAM Prince George County'

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. However, defense companies face an uncertain 2013. By BF Staff. billion in operating profit.

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Secret Formula—Office Vacancy Rates—Prompts Roger Staubach To Bet On The Broncos

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Commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and its Americas Executive Chairman, Roger Staubach, are once again making a bold prognostication for the Big Game, picking the Denver Broncos to outshine the Seattle Seahawks in New Jersey this Sunday evening. Posted by Heidi Schwartz. percent vacancy) edged San Francisco (11.8

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). After leasing the U.S.

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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side

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More than 20 states had aggressively courted the aerospace giant when in the midst of negotiating a new contract with the Machinist’s Union it signaled it was willing to consider relocation its primary assembly facilities. Inslee praised the union workers who approved the new contract that sealed the state’s long-term deal with Boeing.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF). space program.

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