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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. Although growth is expected to slow, commercial aerospace companies continue to be optimistic about the future, industry experts say. 12 percent of Tech’s engineering majors enter the aerospace/defense industry.

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Feature Story: 2014 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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“Mitbestimmung” in Tennessee

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A showdown between the United Auto Workers and Volkswagen at VW’s $1-billion assembly plant in Chattanooga, TN could have profound implications for the future of the union, the plant and labor relations in the U.S. to offer a compromise to the autoworkers union. to offer a compromise to the autoworkers union.

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Battle for North America

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The expansion will make the South Carolina plant BMW’s largest worldwide auto facility, overtaking its original production hub near Munich, which produced 342,000 cars last year. State officials broadly hinted before the vote that if the union was rejected VW would commit to expanding production at the Tennessee plant.

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September / October 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 5)

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The Rise of the Machines | The logistics industry has seen a major shortage of truck drivers over the past few years, but the rise of autonomous road transportation eventually may render this issue moot. South Carolina: Growth Leader | In Q1, York County had the highest employment percentage increase of the nation’s 346 largest counties.

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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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Logistics: Building A Resilient Supply Chain

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Priorities are shifting as businesses adapt to the impact of the pandemic on global supply chains. Resiliency and stability are now top concerns. Read: Logistics: Building A Resilient Supply Chain at BusinessFacilities.com.