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In Remembrance of Bill Pulte, a Housing Giant

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In the ’60s, he started building farther afield, in Chicago, Washington, D.C., In Chicago in the early 1970s, Pulte unveiled the Quadrominium, a structure consisting of four two-bedroom homes, each with its own entrance and garage, in a building that looked like a single large luxury home. billion purchase of Del Webb in 2001.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Biotech, A Recession-Proof Growth Sector

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we are pleased to report an increase of more than 96,000 jobs in the bioscience sector since 2001, even after accounting for the impacts of the recent severe recession,” said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). The majority of the jobs added were in research, testing and laboratories, adding 23.8

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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Today, there are fewer state employees than there were in 2001, despite double-digit growth in the Beehive State’s population. Herbert’s economic development effort has been built around six strategically targeted growth clusters, including aerospace/defense, life sciences, IT/software, energy, finance and outdoor products/recreation.

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

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CPRT will secure private financing for the residential building, which will also be an asset of the WMF. Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Genesee County (NY) and Sioux City (IA) were the top five finishers in BF’s Food Processing Industry Leaders metro ranking. The approximately $30.5 million), as well as $12.7

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Located in Clinton since 2001, this will be the company’s fifth expansion. financed campaign to strong-arm state legislature in slowing the turbine effort down. The South Korean automotive parts manufacturer will invest $80.5 million and create 1,000 new jobs in Anderson County. 2 at 26 percent).

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