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Race to a Smart Future

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The finalists, announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) tech and music fest, are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. An urban and suburban automated car-sharing program would fill in the gaps in Austin’s existing mass transit system. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. Passage of this constitutional amendment will help Texas secure a sustainable and reliable water supply.”.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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McAuliffe signed Executive Order 23 establishing “The New Virginia Economy” Workforce Initiative which laid out plans to overhaul Virginia’s economy in four ways: increasing postsecondary education and workforce credentials; securing employment for veterans; aligning education with the needs of businesses; and diversifying the economy.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Pauken is the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. In August 2012, TEF award recipient Samsung committed to an additional investment of up to $4 billion dollars to upgrade its Austin chip manufacturing plant, bringing the company’s total investment in the Lone Star State to more than $13 billion. billion, up 20.7

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‘From a health point of view it should have been stopped’: Former Public Health chief calls for investigation into Cheltenham Festival due to spike in coronavirus cases nearby after 250,000 people attended the four-day event

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Extra measures were taken and many visitors were seen sporting masks as a safety precaution. Andrew Parker Bowles, ex-husband of the Duchess of Cornwall, was among the list of famous names thought to have caught the virus at the event held from March 10 and 13, along with comedian Lee Mack and West Bromwich Albion striker Charlie Austin. .