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Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The new facility in Georgia is the third of four IT innovation hubs the auto giant is opening in the U.S. The tax credit (which can be monetized and sold to companies and individuals) has spurred the statewide growth of the film production in Georgia.

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BUSINESS REPORT: GA Notches Record Job Growth And Investment In 2012

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Georgia is America’s leading source of sustainable biomass, and is ranked third in the US for its biomass potential. Georgia has the world’s largest biomass pellet facility, exporting 750,000 tons a year. GEORGIA FAST FACTS. The remaining 64 percent were expansions by existing Georgia companies. By Donna Clapp.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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million aviation technical school is nearing completion at the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park, designated at an Alabama AdvantageSite. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. GRAD PROGRAM SPEEDS DEVELOPMENT IN GEORGIA.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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In addition to warehouses, autonomous vehicles in logistics can also be found in airports, harbors and yards. As the city grows, its airport activity expands. In its 2017 fiscal year, Nashville International Airport (BNA), the region’s conduit for air travel, served a record-breaking 13.5 percent increase. million residents.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Entered By: Georgia Department of Economic Development. The auto giant’s decision to put the $26-million center in Roswell has earned the Georgia Department of Economic Development our Economic Development Deal of the Year Bronze Award. “I

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4th Source Inc. Relocating To Louisiana

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By late 2014, 4th Source will relocate its corporate headquarters from Georgia to Louisiana and begin filling new jobs for its Kenner technology center. To secure the project, the State of Louisiana offered the company a competitive incentive package, including the comprehensive solutions of LED FastStart ®.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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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. Runway 9R-27L, located on the south side of the airport and running parallel to Griffin Road, is now being rehabilitated and lengthened. million passengers annually.

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