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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. Manufacturing currently accounts for 15 percent of all jobs in the region and remains the heart of West Michigan’s economy. From the July/August 2019 Issue. 15th Annual Rankings: 2019 Metro Rankings Report.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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In San Antonio, Medtronic located a major expansion of its diabetes division, while Becton, Dickinson & Co. Its drilling units have worked on 97 percent of the wells in the shale and the company invested $30 million last year to open a new operations center outside of San Antonio. Saudi Refining, Inc.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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Biotech accounts for approximately 15 percent of total venture capital investment across Europe, a slightly higher percentage than in the U.S. The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding. One recent investment was made by the biopharmaceutical company Union Chimique Belge (UCB).

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