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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). In April, South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 8 percent, its lowest in five years. That same month saw North Carolina’s unemployment rate fall to 8.9 A number of companies have announced expansions and/or relocations to the Carolinas in the recent past.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Carolinas Put Out A Welcome Mat for Business from Far East

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Bev Perdue of North Carolina and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina both had the same target in mind when they headed trade missions to Japan recently: bringing back the bacon for their states. billion in South Carolina since 2006. South Carolina: Global Tire Center. By Ed Felton. Bev Perdue and N.C.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

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It started in Aiken, South Carolina, and sometime thereafter, moved to Alpharetta. We were based in Alpharetta for a while in terms of the office and then, sometime after that, moved here to Buckhead. He was a banker there and came to the US and essentially bought his first hotel in the late-seventies.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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DMDII currently works with over 300 academic, government and industry partners such as Dow, General Electric (GE), Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Microsoft, to name a few. “A GE’s Digital Division recently opened an office in Providence to tap into the tech talent. “We workers with the skills required for digital manufacturing jobs.

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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. in nearly 30 years. AILING INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CRATERS KEEP GETTING BIGGER. VW, intent on selling at least 1 million U.S.-made

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The Internet company received a $2-million incentive package (tied to job-creation commitments) for its relocation to the 100,000-square-foot office. The overall BR&E program brings together representatives of the City, the County, Lincoln Electric System, Black Hills Energy and the State of Nebraska. The company $7.2-million

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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. The entrepreneurs found Hagerstown from the suburban Washington, DC area and as far away as South Carolina. Hagerstown, MD, Lexington, KY are Rapid Recovery Leaders.

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