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Tennessee: Tyson Foods Expanding in Union City

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. will invest approximately $80 million to expand operations in Union City, TN. Tyson plans to add 25,000 square feet and new production lines to its Union City plant, effectively doubling its output capabilities at the facility. T yson Foods, Inc. Bill Haslam.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

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billion) and Retail ($109.6 commercial gaming in the 2017 calendar year. commercial casino industry directly employed more than 361,000 employees in 2017, and those employees earned more than $17 billion in wages, benefits and tips. In 2017, there were 460 commercial casino locations across 24 states. reached $1.1

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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From the July/August 2017 Issue. Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with a very low unionization rate, one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation, and workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average. By the BF Staff. In 2016, U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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From the September / October 2017 Issue. DMDII is one of nine institutes within the Manufacturing USA network, with six more planned by the end of 2017. In May 2017, the state launched an “Innovation Campus” that aims to accelerate the commercialization of research and position Rhode Island as a center of high value employment.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. Production of the Cherokee, which is currently in Toledo, Ohio, will create approximately 300 new jobs when it transitions to Illinois in 2017. Of those jobs, 33.5

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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DuPage County is in close proximity to North America’s largest inland port, the Centerpoint Intermodal Center, which provides direct access to the BNSF logistics park and the Union Pacific Joliet Intermodal Terminal. Section 5 is scheduled to be finished by June 2017. 50 percent of all U.S. That’s 3,792 jobs, 6.35

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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percent in 2012, retail sales will grow at an average pace of 3.7 This is due in part to the fact that economic recovery in Florida is feeding into retail sales. The state will cross the trillion dollar threshold for nominal GSP in 2017. Florida’s economy, as measured by GSP, will have grown tenfold in size from 1980 to 2017.”.

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