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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., according to Deloitte’s new U.S. Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Acadiana is home to PHI, Inc.,

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Send in the Drones

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Sinclair Community College in OH has FAA approval for restricted flying of small UAVs at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The Ohio Army National Guard received approval this year as well to train at the Springfield airport with a hand-launched UAV dubbed Raven. New England U.S. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. -

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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected? Thank you for voting.

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The Drone Age

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The winners are: the University of Alaska; the state of Nevada; Griffiss International Airport in Rome, NY; North Dakota Department of Commerce; Texas A&M University (Corpus Christi); and a collaboration between Virginia Tech and NJ’s Rutgers University. New England U.S. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. -

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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Syracuse Hancock International Airport is within minutes of Oswego County. The Oswego County Airport boasts two 5,200 feet paved runways ideal for business, industry and private aviation. One of Utah’s strategic cluster industries, aerospace and defense, has come together to establish career pathway training.

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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. NJEDA previously invested in four Edison Partners funds.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. Its infrastructure includes 20 interstates and major highways, rail networks, barge traffic on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, six commercial airports and dozens of regional airports. And there’s a momentum effect. BIOGENESIS PICKS PATERSON, NJ.