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

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Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes. Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston.

Metro 110
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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Housing and hotel occupancy rates speak for themselves as they have been at 100 percent full occupancy for over the past year. Many new housing developments are in construction to satisfy this overwhelming progression but catching up with this type of growth is no small task.

Texas 45
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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. This is really a chance for my neighbors to take another step to do two very important things,” said Minnesota Speaker of the House Paul Thissen at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. times that of the Nos.