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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. The new designs promise safer and more cost-effective nuclear power (the $14-billion Vogtle expansion has been promised $8.3-billion

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). Our state could very well become the aerospace hub, when you bring all these suppliers in here to supply not only Boeing but possibly Airbus in Alabama,” he said. Sandvik, US Engine Valve, Schneider Electric and BorgWarner Automotive. By Dominique Cantelme.

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

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Louisiana will provide $14 million in funding over 10 years for expanded higher-education programs designed primarily to increase the number of annual computer science graduates. A supplier network already is queuing up to put down roots in Alabama to service Airbus. degrees in computer science awarded annually. Morris Lessmore.

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My Kingdom for a Horse

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The sleek new commercial jet offers unprecedented fuel efficiency thanks to a light-weight but ultra-strong carbon-fiber composite skin and an advanced electrical system powered by a huge lithium-ion battery. Aircraft industry analysts say the cost of fixing the 787′s electrical problems could top $600 million.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

And there is some form of privacy law in at least 48 states (but not Alabama and South Dakota), including by way of example the California’s groundbreaking 2003 Data Security Breach Reporting Law , but most of those are reactive, that is most laws in the U.S. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Semiconductor companies in Austin include chip designers Intel, IBM, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and chip manufacturers Freescale Semiconductor, Samsung and Spansion. Services offered to these developing companies include work space and access to experienced mentors, programming and design. Together, they employ thousands.

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