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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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This legislative session, we established the Texas Fast Start Program, a collaboration between the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to help students, especially those who are veterans, earn postsecondary certifications and degrees, and quickly enter the workforce.”. “Our

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Collectively, SXSW is the highest revenue-producing event for the Austin economy, with an estimated economic impact of $167 million in 2011. Population (2011 Est.): 25,674,681. Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. TEXAS FAST FACTS.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

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building operating manual, controls as-built drawings, commissioning reports, re-commissioning reports) 7. Perform ATS thermographic survey, following the ANSI/NETA MTS-2011 procedures outlined in Section 9. Follow-up with suggested actions outlined in ANSI/NETA MTS-2011 Table 100.18. THERMOGRAPHIC SURVEY. Test Values.

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Sasol Announces Largest Manufacturing Investment In Louisiana History

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billion, according to an economic impact study commissioned by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and completed by the LSU Division of Economic Development. Including direct and indirect effects, the Sasol project will produce a total economic impact over the next 20 years of $46.2

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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A retreat in the public markets in 2011 resulted in overall financing levels that are back to those seen in 2008, reflecting the continuing struggles of the Eurozone countries over the sovereign debt of some member countries. Since 2011, “Biomedical Engineering” is a course of studies. In contrast to the U.S.,

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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By December 2011, Texas employers had replaced all of the jobs shed during the recession compared with the nation’s 44 percent recovery. Pauken is the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. The Lone Star State was named 2011’s leading exporting state for the tenth year in a row (according to data released by the U.S.

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