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The Drone Age

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When the FAA announced the test sites in 2013, Bezos said he hoped the new drone regulations could be enacted by 2015, when he intended to launch Amazon Prime drone service to deliver packages to his customers. For Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the dawning of the Drone Age can’t come soon enough. So the answer to our question is “NO.”

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015. Noting that the rolling pasture land was less than 20 miles from Atlanta’s international airport, the Pinewood team indicated it was a feasible location for their new studio complex.

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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Projects with investments exceeding $17 million USD must submit a feasibility study to gain approval. With seven international airports, Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is the largest, flying 45 million passengers plus a 3-million ton cargo capacity per year. A TALE OF TWO ESTATES.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Effective for facilities placed into service between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2015. In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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national security concern has been reducing our dependence on foreign oil. The expansion consists of five new projects and will add up to 1,050- MW of wind generation in Iowa by the end of 2015. million reduction in 2015. The current RPS provisions require 5,880 MW of renewable energy by 2015.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZs): Secured areas legally outside of U.S. The company’s obligation to repay the loan is secured by a direct-pay Letter of Credit from a bank rated ‘A’ or better. corporations whose sole activities in CT are trading stocks, securities or commodities of their own account.

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