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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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By Business Facilities Editorial Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Our 2016 awards include recognition for the locations that have led the way in smart-grid modernization, innovative funding for infrastructure projects, renewable energy breakthroughs and new tools for supporting startups and entrepreneurs.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. Wheeling is also home to Chicago Executive Airport, the third-busiest airport in Chicagoland, which it co-owns with the neighboring City of Prospect Heights. To learn more about Chicago Executive Airport, please visit: www.chiexec.com.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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percent in March 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Florida, which ranks fourth in the nation for high tech employment, has regional clusters of technology firms in sectors ranging from biotechnology, aerospace and aviation, advanced manufacturing, modeling, simulation and training, and others.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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The southwest side of Louisiana is in a strategic location with access to ports, airports, rail, the Intercoastal Canal, and America’s premier pipeline that helps to deliver industrial products across the country,” he said. This model allows employees in all functions to see and interact with the entire team.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. Industry analysts say ConAgra is on the verge of splitting into two companies, as big food processing firms in general rethink their business models. ConAgra bought Ralcorp in 2012 for $6.8 billion, then sold it late last year to TreeHouse for $2.7 billion (the sale is pending).

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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Located in the middle of everywhere, Lubbock is home to nearly 300,000 people and is easily accessible by Interstate-27, which connects to Interstate-10 and Interstate-20, as well as by plane with the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. Regional airport, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, is minutes from Tomball.

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Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners

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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. This highly cooperative team worked with Apple on their purchase of the former First Solar facility, a 1.2-million-square-foot

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