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Greenhouse Facilities, Real Estate Firms Expand In Alabama

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Bonnie Plants unveiled its expanded greenhouse facilities in Bullock County; Real estate firms plan $1 million Alabama headquarters.

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Foster Farms Investing $30M In Louisiana Poultry Plant Expansion

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The Union Parish project will retain 1,092 existing jobs and create 50 new jobs. In 2009, Foster Farms made a commitment to purchase, renovate and reopen the former Pilgrim’s Pride poultry facility in Union Parish. Foster Farms’ facility in Union Parish has generated much-need employment opportunities for our people,” said Gov.

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“Mitbestimmung” in Tennessee

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A showdown between the United Auto Workers and Volkswagen at VW’s $1-billion assembly plant in Chattanooga, TN could have profound implications for the future of the union, the plant and labor relations in the U.S. to offer a compromise to the autoworkers union. Now, buoyed by a brisk recovery in the U.S.

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

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A supplier network already is queuing up to put down roots in Alabama to service Airbus. Robert Bentley met with Labinal officials during a visit to the Farnborough International Air Show in England last year and encouraged the company to locate in Alabama. TEXAS CITIES SURGE AS RECOVERY EMPLOYMENT LEADERS.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. Mercedes’ decision was a game-changer: the German automaker’s arrival opened the door for other industrial giants to come to Alabama.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALABAMA - updated for 2014. Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office.

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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. Little Rock, AR is a center for several major employers in a variety of industries including healthcare, service, government and agriculture. A burgeoning health care industry drives the regional economy in Pittsburgh.

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