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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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Banking, finance, communication, high technology, retail, manufacturing and agriculture are just some of the many industries prevalent in the Empire State. Primary funding assistance was provided by a $10 million tax-exempt bond issuance by the COIDA in cooperation with M&T Bank. million project created 50 jobs. and abroad.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, recently announced it will provide $100 million to help Detroit with housing repairs, blight removal, job training and economic development projects over the next five years. “The We are committed to helping make that future a reality,” the bank said. According to the U.S.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Here are just a few examples that illustrate how 21st-century renewable energy initiatives are transforming what was a 20th-century steel hub: on the banks of the Buffalo River, one of the largest solar panel factories in the U.S. Because construction of the wind turbines began before the Dec.

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