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July/August 2014 Issue (Volume 47, Number 4)

Business Facilities

COVER STORY: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings | Tech growth in Austin, TX bounces this city to the top this year, with Baton Rouge, LA in second place. BUSINESS REPORT: The Ak-Chin Indian Community offers an industrial site with state and metro area advantages.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones. The city has adopted three NH Economic Revitalization Zones, offering corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses. Achievement In Business Retention.

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

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What we have found is that many of the communities have most of the information required for the certification already assembled and just need to have it put together in a useable and easily accessible format,” said Jim Gromberg, Metro Area Business Development Representative for the Minnesota DEED. To get ready, many states across the U.S.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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According to the Florida & Metro Forecast 2013–2016 , published in April by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness (College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida), Florida’s economic future also looks bright. Deutsche Bank. (Photo: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.). By Dominique Cantelme. percent in 2016.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Investment Zones & Distinct Communities. The Cape Coral Economic Development Office has designed several investment zones to enhance and tailor growth with a visionary outlook. Here are few that are ideal for retail because of their locations and high traffic counts: Veterans Investment Zone. Cape Coral ranks No.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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5 on a list of the nation’s leading high-tech metro areas by a national publication, the Atlantic Cities. Austin is becoming well known for its development of mobile Internet technology, the technology that is rapidly changing how people access the Internet and communicate with friends, bank and make purchases.