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IBM Announces Creation Of 800-Job Technology Center In Downtown Baton Rouge

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We are investing in our students and workers so America can continue to have the most skilled workforce in the world.”. The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building. Davies, Baton Rouge Area Foundation president and CEO. This partnership accomplishes that goal. The approximately $30.5

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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Rick Scott (third from right), company execs and Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance officials hail the Emerson Latin America headquarters expansion ceremony in Greater Fort Lauderdale. In 2011, Emerson leased 18,000 square feet of space at the Sawgrass International Corporate Park with the option for an additional 9,500 square feet. (EFI),

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

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Dassault Falcon Jet, the region’s top manufacturing employer and the French company’s largest facility in the world, renewed its lease at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport through 2040. The region has in excess of 20 aviation and aerospace-related companies, employing approximately 9,000 workers.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Located in the heart of the Midwest and serving as the Agri-business center of America, Decatur, Illinois is poised for its most significant economic development in more than 50 years. With outstanding quality of life and access to the entire Chicago metro area, Arlington Heights is primed to continue to grow and thrive. In late 2013, Gov.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Austin’s 30-year software and semiconductor industry has proven to be a strong foundation for some of the newer-generation companies. We’ll be working closely with local organizations including the Kauffman Foundation, KCnext and the University of Kansas Medical Center to help develop the gigabit applications of the future.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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19 million for Space Florida, $5 million for the Florida Sports Foundation, $74 million for Visit Florida’s tourism marketing and promotion efforts and $71 million for the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO).

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