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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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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). In 2016, U.S.

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Brexit or Fix It?

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No one knows for certain what the impact will be if voters in Great Britain decide in a June 23 referendum to have the country leave the 28-nation European Union. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 triggered a rapid expansion in the EU. Will Britain vote to leave the European Union? Thank you for voting. Brexit or Fix It?

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. In order to support the continued expansion of the renewable energy industry, Kansas has a goal of generating 15 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2016, and the state’s utilities are on track to meet this target. at 12,800 feet.

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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Gary Herbert insists he has no national political aspirations, but other governors eyeing the White House might want to take a look at his record before they dive into the 2016 race: it will be very hard to top. Herbert became Utah’s chief executive in 2009 when Gov. Jon Huntsman was named U.S. Ambassador to China. Herbert told us.

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Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement

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In a recent European Union workshop on clusters, experts from Harvard Business School, MIT and the U.S. Since the history of each part is so well documented in Wisconsin, the end assembly site is able to ascertain exactly where every critical part was made. Since 2012, the area has spurred more than $200 million worth of development.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. In fact, two of Greater Omaha’s Fortune 1000 companies are in this sector, Union Pacific and Werner Enterprises. defense contracts. The company will also locate warehouse and plasma testing laboratory facilities at the Stanton Springs site. and Mutual of Omaha.

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