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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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management in the UK construction industry. Associated General Contractors of America, “Partnering: A Concept for Success,” Washington, D.C. Civil engineering management in the Industrial Revolution. the construction industry. Partnering in the construction industry: A code of practice. Akintoye, A., 2000, August).

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

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The rapid and widespread adoption of mobile and social technologies within the last three years has changed the way customers and companies interact with one another—driving fundamental transformations to business processes and applications. AIRBUS: POWERFUL ENGINE FOR GROWTH IN MOBILE REGION.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Pat Quinn, Sen.

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Alabama is BF’s 2015 State of the Year

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made A320 passenger jet at the Mobile plant next year. The flip side of FDI is trade; Alabama has matched its FDI success with rapid growth in exports, recently expanding its global reach to South America. Alabama has been wildly successful in keeping the FDI floodgates open for the past two decades, landing Airbus’ first U.S.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas has more than 275 available industrial buildings, which range from 10,000 to 2.1 Nearly 200 of these available industrial buildings have interstate access. 1 of America’s 10 Great Places to Live in August 2013. 1 of America’s 10 Great Places to Live in August 2013. million square feet.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Ontario Unveils Plans To Achieve An Energy Balance

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The Green Button Initiative will give consumers access to their energy data and the ability to connect to mobile and web-based applications so they can analyze and manage their energy use. According to a 2013 report in Canada’s Wine Economy—Ripe, Robust, Remarkable: The wine industry generated $662 million in retail sales in Ontario in 2012.

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