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TN Named Best Business Climate, NC No. 1 In Growth Potential

Business Facilities

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 They’re always ahead of the curve.”.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers noted that the top three—and this year’s no.

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Technology Increases Productivity by a Quarter on UK Rail Projects

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For BAM Nuttall, technology has played an important role in the delivery of two major rail projects from 2017, with the ambition to improve rail capacity in the North West of England. The complex, multidisciplinary projects incorporated rail, civil engineering, mechanical and electrical specialisms.