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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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In February 2013, Clarksville-Montgomery County officials were invited to go to Atlanta to meet with the company’s site-selection team. “Locating this Innovation Center in [the Atlanta area] makes good business sense because we can draw from a deep pool of local talent,” said Randy Mott, GM’s chief information officer.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Greater Fort Lauderdale – Magnet For Biotech/Pharma Growth

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In addition to Greater Fort Lauderdale, other locations considered included Madrid, Spain and Atlanta, Georgia. There are nearly 1,000 biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the sunshine state, and there is a foundation of more than 44,000 healthcare establishments in Florida. The company cited Broward County?s

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

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. While the population of Arkansas is just under three million, the state offers access to a market of 103 million people within a 550-mile radius of the state. population.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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The new Pinewood Atlanta Studios resulted from a cooperative effort including Fayette County Development Authority (FCDA), Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Power and Coweta-Fayette EMC. million to lease, renovate and equip a 56,800 square-foot facility in Munster. Wright Distribution Center) in South Bend.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Positive absorption remains in all industrial submarkets in DuPage County, showing continued strength and growth in the county in leasing, user sales and construction completions.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Baxter International, an American healthcare company, is investing over $1 billion in a new biologics manufacturing facility in Stanton Springs, a 1,620-acre GRAD certified multi-use commercial real estate development located east of Atlanta near Covington. A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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The organization is a not-for-profit partnership between the University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Salford Clinical Commissioning Group. In addition, the Pittsburgh greenhouse receives funding from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development and western Pennsylvania’s philanthropic foundation community.

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