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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 . The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building. Davies, Baton Rouge Area Foundation president and CEO. By Business Facilities Staff. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. The approximately $30.5

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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. The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones. By Business Facilities Staff.

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Danos Selects Port Of Iberia, LA For New Manufacturing Facility

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The Danos manufacturing facility represents a key portion of a larger expansion announced by the company in May 2013. Danos is a well-respected, growing company, and we know they could have chosen just about anywhere to locate this new facility,” said President and CEO Mike Tarantino of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation. “It

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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance

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billion from 2012 to 2013, totaling $40.9 Corbett led the drive to reform the state tax appeals process, which earned Pennsylvania “the most improved” state in the nation designation from the Council on State Taxation in 2013. In the last quarter of 2013 alone, well-respected brands like Comcast Corporation, Urban Outfitters, Inc.

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Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners

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Business Facilities magazine has announced the winners of its 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. billion project that has earned BF’s 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Gold Award. . .” In 2007, the statewide economic impact from film was estimated at $242 million; by 2013 this had grown to $3.5

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At the conclusion of the World Economic Forum last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared that Russia is eager to mine the Arctic for rubles and prepared to partner with other nations to develop its portion of the Arctic zone. The protocol was immediately endorsed by Guggenheim Partners, which helped to draft it.