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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones. Broward County, FL (Zone 25) and El Paso (Zone 68) took top honors in the Top FTZs (Exports) category.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The first, announced in 2012, is ConAgra’s new facility and research agreement. The eligibility application should include a description of technology to be commercialized; an agreement with a university; a business plan; an estimate of commercialization cost, number of new jobs, wages and health benefits created. 68; Port of Mobile.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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In February, the company announced an agreement designating an Iowa-based manufacturer, Sabre Tubular Structures, as a preferred supplier of transmission structures for the project. also is building a 50-MW PV plant to supply El Paso Electric Co., This farm started producing 75 MW of electricity at the end of 2013.