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More than a headquarters: Deepening roots for Glik’s and Korte’s next generation

The Korte Company

Ralph Korte and Joe Glik, stewards of their own construction and retail legacies respectively, first crossed paths in the early 1970s. After building Glik’s retail locations in Missouri and Illinois across four decades, The Korte Company took on an even bigger venture for this century-old retailer: A new 50,000-square-foot headquarters.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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Stafford County’s Tech Park 501c3 also is actively negotiating an option for dark fiber to support its interest on the land it just purchased adjacent to QCCS, working to be SummitIG’s first customer. million square feet between 2007 and 2020. Stafford County is very focused on creating an enviable business climate.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more. Since its groundbreaking in 2007 construction along the southern sections of I-69 has rolled along steadily. That’s 3,792 jobs, 6.35

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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The first was not unexpected, although China’s lead in developing alternative energy is expected to shrink as its ability to spur solar panel production is eliminated by trade negotiators enforcing a WTO decision citing China for subsidizing its industry. Energy Information Administration.

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Pro Builder

economy into its worst quarter since the Great Depression, with unprecedented declines in gross domestic product, employment, consumer confidence, retail spending, and just about every other metric. . . In a little more than a month, the coronavirus outbreak jolted the U.S. Trying to Anticipate What the Downturn and Recovery Will Look Like.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Over $100 million in investments are expected to be made by concerns adjacent to the arena, which could generate over 1,000 new jobs, new retail and significant quality of life enhancements. BCDC) was formed in 2007 to be the primary economic development catalyst for New Jersey’s largest city, Newark. The company $7.2-million

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Pennsylvania went from importing 75 percent of its natural gas requirements in 2007 to becoming a net exporter of natural gas in 2011; PA is now the second-largest natural gas producing state in the United States. Minnesota also is in the process of negotiating contracts with grantees for its NextGen Energy program.