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Aerospace Growth Gets Turbocharged

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The 2017 outlook finds global aerospace and defense industry revenues expected to surge to two percent growth, driven by higher defense spending. Read Aerospace Growth Gets Turbocharged on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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March / April 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 2)

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The March / April 2017 issue features our annual tour of workforce development programs across the U.S. Plus, the impact of low-cost power, and a look at the aerospace and manufacturing industries, Louisiana, New Mexico, Kentucky, New York, Minnesota, Illinois, and Cape Coral, FL.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.

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Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Boyd Rutherford (left) and Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles, discusses his 2017 Environmental Package. Larry Hogan’s 2017 environmental agenda, which the governor unveiled in January. By the BF Staff. T he Maryland state legislature has allocated $7.5 Larry Hogan, with Lt.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Jennifer Nelson, Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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From the July/August 2017 Issue. BF: The Michigan Film & Digital Media Office has introduced the Creative Chambers Initiative, a pilot program to retain and attract new talent for creative industries in five MI communities. has a shortage of skilled workers for high-tech industries. By the BF Staff. BF: The U.S.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Governor Kim Reynolds is calling on educators, employers and legislators to collaborate to add 120,000 Iowans with postsecondary degrees or credentials to the state’s workforce by 2025. It was named “the strongest existing incentive package for the global biobased chemical industry” in a U.S.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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From the July/August 2017 Issue. Arizona is home to a surging ecosystem of global giants, early stage entrepreneurs and tech-savvy Millennial talent who are breaking new ground across a wide range of industry growth sectors. P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. City of Peoria). After leasing the U.S.

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