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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness.

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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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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. The company’s lease of the Hackensack building expired on June 30th, 2017. Peoria has an abundant, educated workforce within a 30-minute drive from most major employment centers in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The firm will spend $6.7