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Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow

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Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. After 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., Credit: Stockbyte.

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March / April 2016 Issue (Volume 49, Number 2)

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Business Facilities March / April 2016. 2016 Economic Development Awards | We adjusted our annual awards categories to shine our spotlight on locations that are leading the way in addressing today’s hot-button issues, including funding infrastructure upgrades, initiating smart grid modernization and pioneering offshore wind farms.

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Montreal Named 2016 Intelligent Community of the Year

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The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) has named Montreal, Quebec, Canada as its 2016 Intelligent Community of the Year. Montreal succeeds Columbus, which also was the host city for the 2016 ICF Summit, as the think-tank’s annual Intelligent Community of the Year.

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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. Andrew Cuomo.

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Unmanned Aerial Systems Industry Taking Flight

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In response to the fast-growing commercial and defense-related demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Northern Michigan Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium (NMUASC) in Alpena. Peter Pettalia, whose district also includes Alpena, worked with Gov.

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#90:  Government Contractor Immunity

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663, 672 (2016) ( quoting Brady v. 2019) ( quoting In re World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation , 456 F.Supp.2d Overlapping the “derivative sovereign immunity” defense is the so-called “government contractor defense” to liability for procurement of negligently designed equipment, articulated in Boyle v.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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IOWA’S CERTIFIED SITES PROGRAM. Industrial sites in 17 communities are third-party certified as ready for development. Each of the certified sites, which range from 150 to almost 600 acres, were inspected by an independent site selection consultant to assure it meets national site selection standards.

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