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LOCATION FOCUS: Ontario is Green, Growing, and Diversifying

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Home to the largest intermodal railway terminal in Canada and with immediate access to an extensive network of trans-continental highways, it is also located just north of Canada’s largest international airport, Toronto Pearson International serving 34 million passengers annually. Employment rose by 31% on the strength of 242 new businesses.

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

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1000 pound thrust; and Investments into new local capabilities including design, fabrication, and remote hot fire test capabilities for “Green” propulsion systems. San Jose, CA, San Francisco and New Orleans took the top three places, respectively, in BF’s new Information Technology Employment Leaders metro ranking.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Two of the leading employers, UPMC and West Penn Allegheny Health System, together account for more than 50,000 jobs. After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Pittsburgh, PA. Little Rock, AR: Regional Growth Center.

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Less Is More In New England

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the annual average unemployment rate in New England, at 4.1 Over the 40 years this statistical data has been collected, the jobless rate in New England has rarely exceeded the U.S. Green Airport in Providence, RI, has approximately 250 domestic flights per day. By the BF Staff.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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Manufacturing companies can qualify for significant tax exemptions, including state sales and use tax exemptions available to taxpayers who manufacture, fabricate or process tangible property for sale. In the third quarter of 2013, total employment in the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 145,608, a growth of 1.75

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