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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Launched by the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center (SGICC), the initiative is designed to harness entrepreneurial innovation to maximize the economic return from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations. and has four plants in Minnesota. The current RPS provisions require 5,880 MW of renewable energy by 2015. Department?

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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“Shovel-ready certification is becoming popular nationally,” said John Rhodes, a leading national site-location consultant with Moran, Stahl & Boyer of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, who worked with the State of Minnesota on its Shovel Ready Program. MINNESOTA IS GETTING READY TO DIG SOME NEW GROWTH. Cloud, Minnesota.

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AAR to Open New Aircraft Maintenance Facility in Duluth, MN

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“The Duluth facility is designed to be efficient and scalable, enabling us to start with a single line of maintenance and quickly expand to accommodate additional work,” said Timothy J. AAR currently maintains MRO facilities in Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Miami and Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Ontario is Green, Growing, and Diversifying

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The latest is Plymouth, Minnesota-based BioAmber, which is building its first North American renewable chemical plant in Sarnia. The Province of Ontario has designated Brampton as an urban growth area and by 2031, the City’s population is expected to grow to 725,000. Achieved a ‘AAA’ credit rating designated by Standard & Poor’s.

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Pulse: 08/13/2012

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Arco Design/Build Inc. has been selected as the design-build firm. Arco Design/Build Inc., 4828 Airport Center Pkwy., It is being designed by Baker Barrios Architects. Minnesota 8/29 Saint Cloud State University is seeking bids from construction management-at-risk firms to renovate Shoemaker Hall, a dorm.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Issues uncovered as a result of this review must be mitigated within a designated timeline. Regional airport, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, is minutes from Tomball.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of more than 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean. 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.