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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane….

Business Facilities

More than half of Russia’s foreign trade traditionally has been with the 17 countries that make up the European Union; less than a quarter of Russia’s trade has come from APEC’s 21 members, including China, Japan and the U.S. “We The first Russian pipeline to send oil east to China began operation in early 2011.

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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Utah, BF ’s 2011 State of the Year , has perennially occupied the top tier in our flagship state rankings categories in recent years, including Best Business Climate and Economic Growth Potential. “Our The results can’t be denied: a 3.9 TARGETED CLUSTERS GET BIGGER. Herbert told us.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Aerospace Suppliers Bringing their Business to Spokane

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Chris Gregoire announced that Washington will again be the venue for the Aerospace & Defense Suppliers Summit at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, March 10-12, 2014. The program, launched in 2011, gives companies access to financial support and counseling and international trade and business development expertise.

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

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The European Union has been in intense negotiations with Beijing in recent weeks to try to resolve the trade dispute, and the latest reports say a tentative agreement has been reached. While most of the cars manufactured in China are sold within China, exports reached 814,300 units in 2011. and other free-market proponents.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. Postal Service, and several agencies in Department of Defense. Since retiring from The Korte Company in 2011, Dennis’s carpentry and design skills have moved to the home front. In 1969, he earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture. .

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Mr. Alcorn has also been a Professor of Economics teaching both Micro and Macro Economics, and presented at the following conferences: Labs 21 National Conference 2011 – “BIM and Building Financial Analysis”.

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