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Alabama’s 2017 Exports Set New Record

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Read: Alabama’s 2017 Exports Set New Record at BusinessFacilities.com. Alabama exports totaled a record $21.7 billion last year, thanks in large part to increased overseas shipments of automobiles, aircraft components, chemicals, paper, and minerals.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For-profit small businesses (100 employees or less) that are located in a DCED designated distressed community or Keystone Opportunity Zone is eligible. It is a companion program to the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program. 1, 2017 and Dec. Export Financing Program: Funding for small business for export activities.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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These programs have resulted in substantial upward mobility for current and new Broward County residents, while providing substantial returns on investment to local municipal partners through the generation of new revenue as a result of capital investments. 1, 2017 and Dec. Brick City Development Corp.

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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

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percent in total tonnage across all terminals during Fiscal Year 2017, and doing it safely and without congestion. Off-terminal, the state of Georgia is investing $10 billion over 10 years into freight mobility. Savannah handled 3.85 million twenty-foot equivalent units, and Brunswick moved 607,000 auto and machinery units.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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In 2017 FPL purchased?the? The 1,250-acre mega site, which is located in the New York Power Authority (NYPA) hydropower zone, features low-cost, 100 percent renewable electricity. the clock struck midnight on Dec. formally closed its last coal-fired?plant?in in Florida. customers money.?The The formal retirement marked?

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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The project should be completed by August 2017. Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses. One of the newest training centers to open is the $7 million AIDT Alabama Aviation Training Center in Mobile. 220 in Daleville. million and create 1,800 new jobs.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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