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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. Wheeling is also home to Chicago Executive Airport, the third-busiest airport in Chicagoland, which it co-owns with the neighboring City of Prospect Heights. To learn more about Chicago Executive Airport, please visit: www.chiexec.com.

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American manufacturing is making a comeback - Contractor Magazine

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are low-paying retail and service sector positions. I’ve had the pleasure of touring the foundry of Charlotte Pipe & Foundry and seeing how they make cast iron pipe and fittings that end up in structures such as the New Doha International Airport, the Qatar Convention Center, and the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

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Across Ohio, there are more than 13 million acres of farmland and over 10 million acres used to grow principle crops of corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. In Ohio, over 100,000 employees work in the food and agribusiness sector. The City’s international airport provides 24-hour cargo services. Abbott Laboratories.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Over $100 million in investments are expected to be made by concerns adjacent to the arena, which could generate over 1,000 new jobs, new retail and significant quality of life enhancements. That research supports the trade shows and targeted retail and hospitality efforts of the city. The company $7.2-million

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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eStockIt.com in Hollywood is an online retailer of restaurant, janitorial and office supplies. 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. Motorola Mobility, Plantation, FL. million passengers annually.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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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. Syracuse Hancock International Airport is within minutes of Oswego County. And there’s a momentum effect. Peoria Innovation Center in P83.

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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. Allied Specialty Foods, which produces and distributes thin-sliced steak and chicken products for restaurant operators and retail outlets in the U.S