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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense.

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New Partnership Releases Guide To Stimulate Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a new green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Nature Conservancy , and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners. 78 million.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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From the May/June 2013 issue. Not only does this announcement build on the success of South Carolina’s agribusiness sector, but it also creates new jobs that will help keep Mullins and the surrounding areas sustainable for years to come,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.).

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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They have to pitch in and get involved because they all realize that we won’t have sustainable economic growth if housing is too expensive here.”. Just ask the local sewer district sued by the Coalition that eventually refunded $35 million of overcharged impact fees. Evolving Sustainability . Ivory Homes Redesigns the Future.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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million to expand its 30-acre facility with an additional 128,000-square-foot plant that began operations in 2013. One of Utah’s strategic cluster industries, aerospace and defense, has come together to establish career pathway training. Hitachi Powdered Metals (USA) Inc., In 2012, Hitachi invested $38.4

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. As part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013, as of January 1, 2014, this credit will only apply to areas outside the North Slope. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM: Funds are available for extension of water, sewer and road facilities. Decrease, on a full fuel cycle basis, the overall impact and carbon footprint of alternative and renewable fuels and increase sustainability. Produce alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels in California.

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