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Baton Rouge Named No. 1 Metro For Economic Growth Potential In Business Facilities 9th Annual Rankings Report

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Traditionally known as the “Creative Capital of the South,” Baton Rouge has established itself as a thriving high-tech hub for IT/software development and digital media while continuing to be an attractive location for corporate headquarters, relocations and traditional manufacturing, Rogers said. Huntsville, AL, BF ‘s no.

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

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In March, IBM announced a new 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge that will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the U.S. with services that address the increasing demand for flexible software to keep up with Big Data, cloud and mobile requirements they are facing.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Eligible businesses include agriculture, manufacturing, telecommunications warehousing, certain financial institutions, air transportation, engineering and computer software and hardware makers. AIDT, a division of the Alabama Department of Commerce, is the state’s primary workforce training program. AIDT: 700,000 WORKERS AND COUNTING.

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Top Roofing Companies in USA

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Also Read: Civil Engineering Software | List of Civil Engineering Software | List of Engineering Software. The headquarter of Nations Roof is Mobile, Alabama, United States of America. Percentage of commercial work: 100. Percentage of residential work: None. Latest revenue of this company: $670,522,512.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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These programs have resulted in substantial upward mobility for current and new Broward County residents, while providing substantial returns on investment to local municipal partners through the generation of new revenue as a result of capital investments. Prototypes now are being used at the University of Nebraska’s athletic department.

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American manufacturing is making a comeback - Contractor Magazine

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It was heartening to hear, then, that Wilo is buying pump impellers and volutes from foundries in Georgia, Alabama, Indiana and Pennsylvania. View Mobile Site. Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. Bath/Kitchen Faucets. Remodeling. Technology GPS. IR Cameras. PCs/Tablets. Smartphones. Tools Apparel. Cordless Tools. Hand Tools.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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