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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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From the July/August 2019 Issue. 15th Annual Rankings: 2019 Metro Rankings Report. There are approximately 200,000 individuals employed in the tech sector in the Atlanta MSA—the sixth largest metro area in the nation for technology employment. By Business Facilities Staff. ATLANTA NO. 1 IN GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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In addition to warehouses, autonomous vehicles in logistics can also be found in airports, harbors and yards. which is now the city of Greenwood’s second largest employer. As the city grows, its airport activity expands. Just like AVs, these tasks require advanced sensors, as well as vision and geo guidance technology.

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California-Based Logistics Company Picks Indiana

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Avept, a distributor of powersports and automotive parts, will locate its new distribution center in Brownsburg, IN, creating up to 118 new jobs by 2019. From our central location to our world-class airports, interstates, railroads and waterways, Indiana is a state that works for logistics. Northfield Drive. Source: Avept, Inc.).

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The Travel & Tourism Game

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From the July/August 2019 Issue. billion) and Retail ($109.6 billion) and Retail ($109.6 Travel ranks 7th in terms of employment compared to other major private industry sectors. This year Kent’s Supply Center is celebrated, the oldest retailer in Nevada winning the SBA Nevada Legacy Business of the Year.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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From the July/August 2019 Issue. Located in the middle of everywhere, Lubbock is home to nearly 300,000 people and is easily accessible by Interstate-27, which connects to Interstate-10 and Interstate-20, as well as by plane with the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. By the BF Staff. States across the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Deal said the Innovation Center is “is exactly the kind of employer we want in the state.” The company will occupy the new building in early 2019. manufacturing.” based Pinewood Studios was interested in establishing a U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Finlays, a 250-year-old British tea company that acquired the iconic Rhode Island company Autocrat, is building over 93,000 square feet of research and manufacturing space at the Quonset Business Park and will create 73 new jobs by 2019. Today, the Chicago area’s manufacturing industry currently employs over 400,000 men and women.