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

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From the July/August 2013 issue . Louisiana will provide $14 million in funding over 10 years for expanded higher-education programs designed primarily to increase the number of annual computer science graduates. By Business Facilities Staff. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential.

Metro 110
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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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billion project that has earned our 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Gold Award. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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From the March/April 2013 issue. And now, without further ado, here are the winners of our 2013 Economic Development Awards. Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. By Business Facilities Staff. Population Greater Than 500k. Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

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

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trillion dollars on logistics in 2013, a 2.3 percent in 2013 and 8.3 Freight shipment volumes started 2014 at or below 2013 levels, rose through the spring, dropped al little during summer, peaked during August and September, and finally fell close to where they started at the beginning of the year. According to SoL, U.S.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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From the September/October 2013 issue . Obtaining the Shovel Ready designation better positions the city of Becker [a St. One of the header designs is 45 feet wide. In September, the program helped to make a new designation in Goshen’s Waterford Commons Business Park in Indianapolis. By Jenny Vickers.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Industrial Revenue Bonds: Tax-Exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds are designed to provide tax-exempt financing to finance land and depreciable property for eligible industrial or manufacturing projects. The GURI grant program is operated within the Office of the Governor (“OOG”) in the Economic Development and Tourism Division. .

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

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From the March/April 2013 issue. Every year, tens of thousands of people descend on the city for South by Southwest (SXSW), a nine-day stretch of festivals and conferences designed to highlight the hottest new entrants in the world of music, film and technology. GDP (All Industry 2011): $1.3 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.

Austin 73