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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. The Corridor is home to a Next Michigan Development Corporation (NMDC), a state designation from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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will be the team’s lead designer and Walsh Infrastructure Management will provide bridge maintenance over the life of the 25-year contract. The 558 bridges designated to be replaced in the first phase of the project are primarily crossings on smaller state highways, many in rural areas, rather than interstate bridges or large-river crossings.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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Plus, metro Atlanta is a digital supply chain leader as home to the world’s busiest and most efficient airport and a destination with an easily accessible port. The Grand Rapids region is home to industry leaders in applied technology, sustainable practices and industrial design.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. Arizona now offers a 100 PERCENT ELECTABLE SALES TAX FACTOR FOR MULTI-STATE CORPORATIONS. be at least 21 years old and have no criminal record.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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TVA Economic Development Loan Fund: A multimillion-dollar revolving loan program designed to stimulate investment and job creation in the TVA region. 573), was enacted in 1987 to stimulate business and industrial growth in designated areas of the state that are considered economically depressed. ARIZONA – updated for 2014.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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OneWeb will design, build and launch an extensive network of small, low earth orbit satellites that will enable the delivery of Internet services to every corner of the Earth at a low cost. Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. And there’s a momentum effect.