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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The Alliance has a strong partnership with Broward County’s Workforce One employment center, securing nearly $1 million state and local training assistance for 1,107 employees in local companies. The first, announced in 2012, is ConAgra’s new facility and research agreement. El Paso International Airport’s Foreign Trade Zone No.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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national security concern has been reducing our dependence on foreign oil. 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.,