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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Austin, TX: On Top, Still Rising. For the past couple of years, Austin, TX and Baton Rouge, LA have been duking it out for the top ranking in our flagship metro Economic Growth Potential category. Austin is now one of the nation’s top emerging high-tech cities, with more than 120,000 people employed by around 4,400 technology firms.

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

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By reducing the time it takes a company to begin construction of a new facility, states and local communities are able to provide valuable savings to businesses as well as job opportunities for local residents. Construction began this year with completion of the first manufacturing buildings planned for 2015.

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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: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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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. Perry discusses Facebook's expansion plans in Austin.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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A strong increase was shown in retail trade along with accommodation and food services, as well as construction. Its central location—just about an hour’s drive from Austin or San Antonio, and about three hours from Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston—makes Marble Falls a great choice for commercial prospects. TOMBALL IS TRUE TO ITS ROOTS.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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San Marcos, strategically positioned between Austin and San Antonio, had its first shot at an Amazon distribution hub in 2012, but the site the online giant was considering in San Marcos wasn’t aligned with the company’s timeline and ultimately they chose another location. Smith, chairman/CEO of Community Health Systems, Inc.,

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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million aviation technical school, under construction near the airport’s entrance on county road 32, is a partnership between Faulkner State Community College, Enterprise State, the Fairhope Airport Authority and the Baldwin County Board of Education. Construction is scheduled to begin this year and will result in a 1.5

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