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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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Advanced Manufacturing Driving Pittsburgh’s Economic Growth

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To capture even more business investment and job creation for the region, the Power of 32 Site Development Fund has been created in greater Pittsburgh. Exclusively for site preparation before construction can begin, the nearly $49 million fund makes loans to priority sites that have the potential for regional impact.

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Great Leap Forward

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tech sectors and even in our distracted and barely functioning federal government, which assumed that outdated security restrictions preventing China from purchasing obvious defense-related technology—think missile-guidance systems—also would deter the PRC from grabbing the crown jewels of our most-recent high-tech breakthroughs.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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GE chose New Orleans after a site selection process that scrutinized hundreds of locations. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aerospace/defense industries in the Golden State.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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According to site selection experts, logistics clusters are defined as an agglomeration of logistics activities in one geographic location. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. By Business Facilities Staff. From the May/June 2013 issue . Clair County.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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Situated in Upstate New York, Oswego County is located centrally to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. Rail service is available throughout the County, with direct access at several sites and industrial parks. Many shovel ready sites are available in Oswego County. Valeo Engine Cooling, Inc.