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State Focus: Southern California – Where The Leading Edge Lives

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So Cal’s Leading Edge has the right stuff to deliver advanced materials, clean transport systems and green energy, as well as the world’s most advanced aircraft. Far West Uncategorized Barstow BF-Jan/Feb-2015 Irvine Lancaster Palmdale Port of Stockton So Cal Leading Edge'

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BUSINESS REPORT: Mississippi Looks To Energy Sector To Fuel Statewide Growth

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Mississippi’s prime location, well-integrated transportation network and welcoming business climate are garnering notice globally. In 2012, state lawmakers passed the Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, which encourages health care-related businesses to locate within qualified Health Care Zones and receive attractive incentives.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with with Greg Canfield, Secretary, Alabama Department of Commerce

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BF: The Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation received an SBA grant in 2010 to create the Huntsville Advanced Defense Technology Cluster, aimed at high-tech entrepreneurs. But one look at photos the National Transportation Safety Board took of the battery container from a Jan. Has the program been a success?

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

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The office building is scheduled for completion by spring 2015 with the residential complex following in the summer. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones. The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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According to the 2015 Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Skills Gap Study, 84 percent of manufacturing executives surveyed think there is a talent shortage in advanced manufacturing in the U.S. Connecting lines enable transport to every major U.S. CSX offers daily rail transportation to Oswego County.