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State Focus: Nevada: Soaring To New Heights

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Air Force, Nevada’s aerospace industry is heading for the stratosphere. State Focus: Nevada: Soaring To New Heights appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Home to some of the premier training facilities for the U.S.

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Feature Story: 2014 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Nevada wins the most hotly contested economic development prize in years by bagging Tesla''s lithium battery plant near Reno. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Washington successfully pulled out all the stops to keep Boeing from leaving the state. Comcast''s gleaming new tower will transform Philadelphia''s skyline. Far West U.S. -

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Is California Going to Ban Cows in the Name of Climate Change?

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The Federal government is not targeting cows in its new rules released in May to cut Methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. It may not be long before consumers will be smuggling organic milk into California from Nevada and Arizona. About half of the emissions from the State’s 5.5 So why pick on dairy cows?

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2011 Construction Law Update Is Available

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One of the largest groups for construction lawyers is the American Bar Association's Forum on the Construction Industry. In the weeks leading up to to the Forum's 2012 annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada last month, a number of construction attorneys and I were feverishly reviewing submissions for Division 10's annual Construction Law Update.

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The Drone Age

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Four of the choices were surrounded by wide-open spaces, as you’d expect them to be: the University of Alaska, the North Dakota Department of Commerce, the state of Nevada and Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast. Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected?

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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“Tennessee always sets the bar high in meeting all of the priorities of businesses evaluating locations in the Volunteer State, whether it’s customized workforce training, prefertilized sites or lower industrial electricity costs.”. Bill Lee has cited TN’s business-friendly environment in several recent project announcements.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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auto industry. To lure new high-tech ventures, Reno is emphasizing its proximity to Silicon Valley (the city is a four-hour drive from San Francisco) and the fact that Nevada has no corporate or inventory taxes. BH: As a state, Tennessee has a lot to offer to a variety of industries, and that is evident with automotive manufacturers.