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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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Homeland Insecurity

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This category tells you which states are doing the best job of upgrading their roads, bridges, dams, pipelines, broadband and all of the other essentials of transportation and commerce. Your grandma no doubt met a few of them when she was frisked and told to throw away her bottle of shampoo at the airport. While the $3.5

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Less Is More In New England

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According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the May 2017 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated at 4.9 of Transportation invested more than $135 million into the Spaulding Turnpike in Rochester, directly impacting and making improvements for this massive development zone in the Seacoast of New Hampshire.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Two unique state programs are the winners of our Achievement in Public-Private Partnership awards: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) , for its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project; and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for the Edison Innovation Fund. Andrew Cuomo. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Currently there are two MRZs in Arizona. In December 2002, the former U.S. For more information, please visit this link.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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HEALTHY FOREST ENTERPRISE INCENTIVES PROGRAM (HF): Provides incentives for certified businesses that are primarily engaged in harvesting, initial processing or transporting of qualifying forest products. Expand infrastructure connected with existing fleets, public transit and transportation corridors.

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Solar R&D Projects Part Of U.S. Investment In Clean Energy Industry

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On the heels of President Biden's June 6 action to accelerate clean energy development, DOE announces solar energy research project investments.