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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
From the July/August 2014 issue. According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. By Shana Daley.
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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side
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JULY 28, 2014
From the May/June 2014 issue. In 2014, aviation-related commodities made up over $43 billion of exports through Washington. It enjoys strong support from and close cooperation among government, industry, labor, education and community leaders. The industrial park is zoned for heavy industry. Photo: seattle.gov.).
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BUSINESS REPORT: AeroTurbine Opens HQ In Miramar As Florida Aerospace Grows
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APRIL 8, 2014
From the January/February 2014 issue. The company chose to expand in Florida after much time and research and is now centrally located between the Miami International and Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale International airports. By Ed Felton. Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope, President & CEO of Enterprise Florida. AeroTurbine, Inc.,
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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk
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OCTOBER 17, 2016
An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country. billion in 2014, accounting for 12.1 military forces. FTZs jumped 24.8
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Boeing Begins Expansion Of 737 Commercial Delivery Center In Seattle
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MARCH 20, 2014
. “I founded the King County Aerospace Alliance to foster the continued growth and global competitiveness of our region’s aerospace industry, and this expansion is great economic news for the county and our airport,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine.
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49 4th Source Inc. Relocating To Louisiana
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JUNE 10, 2014
Founded in 2004, 4th Source specializes in providing technology solutions for the healthcare, financial and software industries. In Kenner, the company will continue developing new business in those industries. Southeast Blog-June-2014 JEDCO Jefferson Parish Kenner LED LED FastStart' Louisiana Gov.
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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
From the July/August 2014 issue. percent for a secure, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. percent for a secure, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Projections show that even just a 15 percent increase in 2014 could generate an additional 1,725 jobs and infuse another $10 million into Illinois’ economy.”. By Robert Tilton.
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Steel Bar Processor Investing $36.9 Million to Locate in Porter County
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MARCH 28, 2016
The company, which was recently established by Michael Pitterich and Jim Sarwark, steel experts with a combined 50 years of industry experience, will invest $36.9 million to develop a greenfield site at the Airport Industrial Park in Valparaiso. The success of this project is shared by many. Indiana continues to lead the U.S.
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Steel Bar Processor Investing $36.9 Million to Locate in Porter County
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MARCH 28, 2016
The company, which was recently established by Michael Pitterich and Jim Sarwark, steel experts with a combined 50 years of industry experience, will invest $36.9 million to develop a greenfield site at the Airport Industrial Park in Valparaiso. The success of this project is shared by many. Indiana continues to lead the U.S.
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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee
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FEBRUARY 19, 2014
From the January/February 2014 issue. Tennessee’s burgeoning automotive industry includes 910 companies, employs more than 113,000 workers and has an economic impact of more than $31 billion. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2014 and will result in a 1.5-million-square-foot Verd Industrial Park in Athens, TN.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect
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MARCH 28, 2014
From the January/February 2014 issue. Stafford County offers exceptional access to major markets for a wide variety of corporate and industrial users. Stafford Regional Airport recently opened a new 10,000-square-foot terminal. By BF Staff. Stafford County is very focused on creating an enviable business climate.
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45 Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market
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NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Hogan’s 2017 Environmental Package includes initiatives to grow jobs in green industries, promote the use of electric vehicles, invest in renewable energy innovations and promote clean water commerce. “This collaboration will undoubtedly improve our chances to grow the energy economy in Maryland.”. Opportunities for your business.
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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again
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MAY 5, 2016
A return to growth will be healthy for innovation, product development and game-changing technology creation—a cornerstone of this industry.”. million workers in 2014, and another 3.2 billion in state and local income taxes in 2014, a $1.5 billion in 2014, a 9.9 million indirectly. percent increase since 2010.
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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona
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AUGUST 23, 2017
Arizona is home to a surging ecosystem of global giants, early stage entrepreneurs and tech-savvy Millennial talent who are breaking new ground across a wide range of industry growth sectors. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs).
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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards
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FEBRUARY 26, 2014
From the January/February 2014 issue. million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. FILM INDUSTRY GROWS IN GA. The Pinewood Atlanta Studios project was the culmination of more than five years of efforts to grow the footprint of the film industry in Fayette County. manufacturing.”
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Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment
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DECEMBER 9, 2015
The state’s established aerospace industry and exceptional workforce training programs were also key factors in our decision.”. Bell Helicopter, which expects to begin production in 2016, already has secured several hundred customer orders for its new commercial aircraft. Louisiana’s aerospace accomplishments are substantial.
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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now
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OCTOBER 11, 2017
P redictions about the speed of technological advances usually invoke a formula known in the semiconductor industry as “Moore’s law,” first postulated in 1965 by Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 By Jenny Vickers. Photo: shutterstock.com).
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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report
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JUNE 5, 2014
From the May/June 2014 issue. It may be a tad too early to say the good times are back in the biotech industry, but things certainly are “hotting up,” as they like to say in Great Britain—and, fittingly, the UK is at the forefront of this resurgent growth sector. Then, it’s back to the U.S.,
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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana
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AUGUST 29, 2013
Conceptual layout of the Social Security Administration’s new data center in Urbana. The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are collaborating to design and construct the SSA’s new National Support Center in Urbana, MD. Targeted Industries: IT, Hospitality & Rec.,
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53 Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats
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MARCH 22, 2016
The recent mega-mergers of major food companies like Kraft with Heinz and AB InBev with SABMiller are a sign consolidation of established companies but also an opportunity for new entrants to the market and cost-reduction throughout the industry. Not all of these acquisitions have worked out. ConAgra bought Ralcorp in 2012 for $6.8
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40 Industry Focus: Data Centers – To Serve And Protect
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JULY 17, 2014
From the May/June 2014 issue. Data centers are generally multi-tenant Internet hosting data centers or single tenant enterprise data centers with minimum requirements for their telecommunications infrastructure specified by the Telecommunications Industry Association’s TIA-942 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers.
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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up
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NOVEMBER 4, 2013
Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry. The company plans to open its facility in January 2014. To get ready, many states across the U.S.
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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go
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JUNE 19, 2014
From the May/June 2014 issue. One of the fastest growing trends in the site selection business is the demand for certified industrial sites. million aviation technical school is nearing completion at the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park, designated at an Alabama AdvantageSite. By Jenny Vickers. Across the U.S.,
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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management
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OCTOBER 26, 2015
and security needs and risk items; ■ System quantities for development, test, and production; ■ Deployment and maintenance plans. This expansion reflects the growing complexity of the construction industry, as well as the need to incorporate facility life cycle. and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.
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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success
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MARCH 12, 2014
From the January/February 2014 issue. While these programs vary from state to state, they have in common the goal of helping ensure that skill sets are matching employer expectations, particularly in high-tech industries, in order to get people back to work. By Jenny Vickers. MADE IN ALABAMA. LOUISIANA FASTSTART: TOP RANKED.
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55 Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth
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APRIL 8, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. national security concern has been reducing our dependence on foreign oil. has made Louisiana a prime development state for major capital investments in new and expanding process industries–manufacturers that rely heavily upon natural gas as a feedstock. The wind industry is helping the U.S.
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STATE FOCUS – Ohio: Slow And Steady
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
While Ohio is considered a center of science and industry, it also retains historically strong industries such as banking and R&D as well as traditional industries such as agriculture. percent in 2014. million,” and that the job growth will help push the state’s unemployment rate to about 6.8 percent in 2013 and 6.7
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63 FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards
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APRIL 18, 2013
Each year, Business Facilities selects the organizations that have established and consistently executed the best practices in our industry, bringing measurable success in targeted economic development to the locations they represent. Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County.
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106 Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster
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OCTOBER 23, 2017
N ew technologies and business models have the heavy/discrete manufacturing industry on the verge of an innovative new period that promises greater productivity and the potential for lower costs, according to a recent report prepared by GE. BRIDG, the world’s first industry-led smart sensor consortium, in Central Florida.
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State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn
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DECEMBER 16, 2015
Eight core industry segments are more dominant than agriculture in terms of contributions to the state’s GDP, employment, or a combination of both, including: manufacturing, transportation, distribution, finance, insurance and real estate. billion advanced manufacturing industry is the state’s largest single business sector.
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40 COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks
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OCTOBER 18, 2012
The city that rose on three mighty rivers in western PA is home to a number of industrial powerhouses, including aluminum giant Alcoa, U.S. A burgeoning health care industry drives the regional economy in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Healthcare Hub. Pittsburgh, PA perennially makes our list of the most livable cities in the nation.
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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
If the resilience seen this year has shown construction professionals anything, it’s that this industry, and the people who work in it, are remarkable. It’s the people serving this great industry that we are here to celebrate. The industrial side of the business, which closed out 2019 at $750 million, generated $1.2
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52 Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards
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APRIL 12, 2016
According to a release from NJEDA, the Edison VIII fund will invest in up to 25 tech startups in four industry sectors: financial technology, healthcare information technology, marketing technology and something called enterprise 2.0 focused on mobile, security and business operations software). The power industry is in transition.
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LOCATION FOCUS: Facets of Florida
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OCTOBER 17, 2012
Historically, Florida’s economy was based upon industries like cattle farming and agriculture. North Central Florida prospers with natural resources, convenience to large markets and intermodal transportation channels such as rail systems and commercial airports. By Dominique Cantelme. From the July/August 2012 issue.
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Housing's Now: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home
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OCTOBER 5, 2020
Thrive has been doing net zero—profitably—since 2014, when the company launched its first Zero Energy Now (Z.E.N.) series of homes at Stapleton (recently renamed Central Park), a massive, 20-year master plan on the city’s old airport site east of downtown. . MORE DETAILS ABOUT Z.E.N. HOW DO YOU SELL NET ZERO? 14, 19, 21, and 28.
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52 Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners
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JANUARY 27, 2014
million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The Pinewood Atlanta Studios project was the culmination of more than five years of efforts to grow the footprint of the film industry in Fayette County. The full report will appear in the January/February 2014 issue of the magazine.
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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business
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OCTOBER 19, 2012
percent in 2011 with top exporting industries that included petroleum and coal products, chemicals, computer and electronic products, non-electrical machinery and transportation equipment. A Big Focus On Industry Clusters. The natural gas production industry is booming in Texas, due in large part to the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.
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45 BUSINESS REPORT: GA Notches Record Job Growth And Investment In 2012
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FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Targeted Industries: Automotive, IT, Arts, Energy & Environment, Financial Services, Film/Music/ Digital Entertainment, Tourism, Int’l Trade. GDP (All Industry 2010): $418.9 It’s clear from the company expansions listed above that Georgia is having a big growth spurt in the auto- motive industry. GA Film Tax Cr.,
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State by State Incentives Guide
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APRIL 15, 2014
ALABAMA - updated for 2014. Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. on public right-of-ways in conjunction with industrial projects. A comprehensive guide to state incentives offered throughout the U.S.
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108 STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE
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MARCH 21, 2014
Industries that qualify for the CAPCO program may include manufacturing, processing, or assembling products; conducting research and development; or providing services. ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD & BRIDGE PROGRAM: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.
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