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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

L ast year, Chicago celebrated the highly anticipated grand opening of the new UI Labs Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) on Goose Island. View reports on available business sites by category here. The airport serves as a resource for business and industry, and is a magnet drawing commerce to the area.

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JUNE 27, 2016

Michigan has a rich history of innovation, a skilled workforce, and leading academic institutions prepared to engage in the emerging public UAS space. Michigan has a rich history of innovation, a skilled work force, and leading academic institutions prepared to engage in the emerging public UAS space.”. By Frank Provenzano.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. 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.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

In addition to warehouses, autonomous vehicles in logistics can also be found in airports, harbors and yards. In addition to other greenfield sites at the East Side Park, the organization is marketing new industrial sites in Crothersville, which is located in southern Jackson County, 36 miles north of Louisville.

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JULY 6, 2016

By Dominique Cantelme From the May/June 2016 Issue. Among a number of benefits, this allows Brunswick County to provide industries fully developed shovel-ready sites at low or no cost. Midwest Airports. Currently, O’Hare International Airport is ranked #6 in the nation in cargo coming through the airport with 4.6

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JULY 8, 2016

An IndustryWeek profile recently highlighted the extraordinary success in Elk Grove Village, IL, which is a stone’s throw from one of the nation’s busiest airports, Chicago’s O’Hare. The site also assists them in getting access to available workforce training programs. percent in the second quarter of 2016.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Apple’s new manufacturing facility will rise on the site of the former First Solar plant in Mesa, AZ. million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The company expects to break ground on the new facility by the end of this year and begin tire production by 2016. Photo: solarsystems-usa.net).

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MAY 5, 2016

By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. 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., A return to growth will be healthy for innovation, product development and game-changing technology creation—a cornerstone of this industry.”.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. “Arizona’s team moved quickly to put together an attractive package that put the Mesa site front and center as Apple considered locations for its renewed commitment to U.S. manufacturing.” manufacturing.”

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APRIL 5, 2016

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. The Murrieta Innovation Center celebrated its grand opening with a well-attended ceremonial ribbon cutting in June 2015. Sited along Interstate 15 and U.S. Credit: Shane Gibson). Murrieta is ideally located at the intersection of U.S. A CITY WITH INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

I n order to attract new development, locations have to be prepared for it and have sites that are ready to hit the ground running. are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. States across the U.S.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

Innovators and entrepreneurs also plaster the Iowa landscape. With innovation at the core of its growth strategy, Iowa has the necessary tools and incentives for companies of all sizes and all industries to succeed. Iowa biosciences also are thriving in the innovation economy. TEN INDUSTRIAL SITES ARE DEVELOPMENT-READY.

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MAY 25, 2016

By Jonathan Sanders From the March/April 2016 Issue. We have among the best assets in the world, including unparalleled access to global markets with our five international airports, seven Class I railroads, the third largest interstate highway system in the country, the third largest intermodal port in the world, and more.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The key is a world-class supply chain/logistics system of ports, rails, airports and a network of efficient transport means that provide a cost-effective and efficient path to export and compete globally. BF: In 2016, 54 startups in Michigan received more than $222 million from MI venture capital firms. Michigan has exported over $54.7

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APRIL 28, 2016

By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. automotive, steel), advanced manufacturing involves using integrative and innovative technologies during manufacturing to help improve products or processes (e.g., Rail service is available throughout the County, with direct access at several sites and industrial parks.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

From the September/October 2016 Issue. Our low utility costs, broadband infrastructure and cool climate are extremely attractive to innovative data center projects. Since then, we have launched similar programs in diesel technician positions and medical product innovation. By the BF Staff. Oakland, Portland and Seattle.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

From the September/October 2016 Issue. Our low utility costs, broadband infrastructure and cool climate are extremely attractive to innovative data center projects. Since then, we have launched similar programs in diesel technician positions and medical product innovation. By the BF Staff. Oakland, Portland and Seattle.

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APRIL 12, 2016

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. Even Utah’s international airport is on top of its consistency game: last year Travel+Leisure ranked Salt Lake City International Airport the most punctual airport in America, the fifth such ranking for the airport since 2008. C onsistent. Predictable.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation.

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MARCH 22, 2016

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. It is conveniently located adjacent to Canada’s largest airport, Toronto Pearson International, as well as home to CN’s Intermodal Railway Terminal, the largest intermodal railway terminal in Canada. Brampton is a people-powered economy. HARRISON COUNTY IS CONNECTED.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Key centers of innovation and collaboration in Pittsburgh include Innovation Works, the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Institute.

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JUNE 5, 2014

So we’re opening this year’s annual global tour of the biotech/pharma industry with a look at Manchester’s remarkable development as one of the world’s leading centers for innovation, particularly in the realm of biohealth research. It develops innovative software that unlocks the value of healthcare data for the benefit of patients.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

The regions that submitted Regional Cities Initiative applications are: Central: The region’s priority projects include a 35-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line dubbed the Red Line, a 60-acre tech and innovation district, and enhanced trails and pathways to advance the region’s quality of life.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

SMUD: ENERGY INNOVATORS. Sacramento has a prime central location near the San Francisco Bay Area and key distribution channels via an international airport, deep-water channel seaport, and rail and interstate freeway systems. that are LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). gigawatt hours of electricity a year.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g., They are: The Renewal Program. The Research Program.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

percent in 2016, was down 0.8 of Labor BLS, noted that New England’s unemployment rate was measurably lower than the national average in 2016—Maine’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in December 2016, marking the sixth consecutive month the rate had declined. percent the same time in 2016. percentage points to 4.9

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

. “With this groundbreaking partnership and our $30 million investment for the most advanced drone testing in the country, we are establishing Central New York and the Mohawk Valley as the premiere destination for businesses at the forefront of innovation,” said Governor Andrew M.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Types of Capital Credit projects include: New Project or Expansion Project: Consists of new investment at a new site in Alabama, or new investment that will expand the capacity and the number of employees at an existing facility. The law allows more than one project on the same site.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

With a view to contributing to an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable world, we combine our engineering and technology capabilities with our strategic skills and take innovative initiatives.”. “ Afterwards, we switched to BIM Collaborate Pro to rid ourselves of the labor and cost burden of installing a Revit Server on-site.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania was awarded a $750,000 Discovered in PA—Developed in PA (D2PA) grant to support the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization project. broke ground on a 500 MW wind farm, the largest single site in Iowa history. In November 2013, MidAmerican Energy Co.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

The company will create 140 full-time jobs at a surface coal mine site repurposed for new industry. Targeted for a 60-acre site, AppHarvest’s 2 million square-foot greenhouse will rank among the world’s largest where it will grow fresh vegetables year round for consumption on the U.S. And, this time the team came up with a winner.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Rauner also signed legislation to revive an expired tax credit that encourages investment dollars into early-stage, innovative companies in Illinois. Qualifying companies must have fewer than 100 employees and be principally engaged in innovation or technology in Illinois. “It Rauner said. “A The previous tax credit expired Dec.

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