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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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COVER STORY: Advanced Manufacturing — Creating Jobs In 3Dimensions

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Planey, the number one reason why Youngstown was picked as the location for the new pilot institute was due to the existing strength of the TechBelt, which has close to 11,000 manufacturing operations in the Cleveland-to-Pittsburgh region. And because this is new in concept there will be some speed bumps, but overall the impact on the U.S.

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STATE FOCUS – Ohio: Slow And Steady

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s commercial banking anticipate the state’s real GDP (adjusted for inflation, it is the output of all goods and services produced by workers and property in the state) to increase to $443 billion in 2013, an increase of 3 percent from $430 billion in 2012. billion, up from $490.26 billion in 2011.

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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. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. Andrew Cuomo.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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With the nation’s largest privately held bank (First National Bank of Nebraska) and three Fortune 1000 financial services companies (Berkshire Hathaway, Mutual of Omaha and TD Ameritrade), Greater Omaha’s financial services clusters have one of the highest densities in the country. defense contracts. Louis and Cleveland.

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Crystal Ball 2013

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Department of Energy awards $20-million grant to former bank president who says he has a way to turn sub-prime mortgage promo letters into biofuels. – Test flight of civilian drone in Cleveland delayed six hours when pilot exceeds FAA’s 8-hour flying limit and new crew must be flown in from Albuquerque. – U.S.

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Crystal Ball 2013

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Department of Energy awards $20-million grant to former bank president who says he has a way to turn sub-prime mortgage promo letters into biofuels. – Test flight of civilian drone in Cleveland delayed six hours when pilot exceeds FAA’s 8-hour flying limit and new crew must be flown in from Albuquerque. – U.S.