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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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Obtaining the Shovel Ready designation better positions the city of Becker [a St. One of the header designs is 45 feet wide. In September, the program helped to make a new designation in Goshen’s Waterford Commons Business Park in Indianapolis. Geringhoff is a 130 year old company, based in Ahlen, Germany. Indiana Lt.

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

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Louisiana will provide $14 million in funding over 10 years for expanded higher-education programs designed primarily to increase the number of annual computer science graduates. 1000 pound thrust; and Investments into new local capabilities including design, fabrication, and remote hot fire test capabilities for “Green” propulsion systems.

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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. Credit: [link]. While Texas has a generous menu of incentives, Gov.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A major incentive is the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), which is designed to expedite the development and commercialization of new technologies and to attract and create jobs in technology fields. Hanger Orthopedic Group, an orthotic and prosthetic services firm, relocated its headquarters to Austin.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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Texas’ commitment to growth through innovation is manifested in the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF), a grant program designed to expedite the development and commercialization of new technologies through partnerships between the state, higher education institutions, and private industry. TOMBALL IS TRUE TO ITS ROOTS.

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

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million aviation technical school is nearing completion at the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park, designated at an Alabama AdvantageSite. With this designation, communities can receive more looks from companies as sites become qualified as shovel-ready. This is the fifth Baldwin County site to earn this designation.

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