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Burgers And Brews Set Sustainability Standard In The Heartland

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This Contributed Column is brought to you by REAL STREET Expo , a new event sponsored by Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager magazines. They’re products, generated by Midwestern companies, that are setting the standard for sustainability in the Heartland. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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However, renewables will still only be able to meet around half of the projected increase in global electricity demand over these two years. To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies—especially renewables and energy efficiency.”. C and 2°C are progressively higher. “To

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

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Bruce Rauner recently announced that leaders at the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and business stakeholders will collaborate in organizing a newly formed private, non-profit organization focusing exclusively on increasing Illinois’ competitiveness for job creation and investment.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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By Business Facilities Staff. What counts is that your favorite business network or mainstream trade pub has declared Pleasantville the “best place” for something or other; there is no joy in Mudville, perennial also-rans. Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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This challenge will require a significant number of adults to enroll in educational programs, but it is a goal that has the full support of Iowa’s business community, educational system and governor’s office. Sustainable electricity is another example of Iowa’s forward-looking approach to meeting the needs of tomorrow.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. Photo: shutterstock.com).

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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On a smaller scale, tangential acquisitions are proliferating like Enjoy Life Foods’ hook-up with Modelez, Hillshire Brands embrace of Tyson Foods and Earthbound Farms’ association with WhiteWave’s organic dairy business. Not all of these acquisitions have worked out. ConAgra bought Ralcorp in 2012 for $6.8 County to serve the U.S.

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