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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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As winner of the competition, Columbus secured $40 million from DOT and $10 million from Vulcan Inc. A local investment of $90 million has been pledged to match the $50 million award, resulting in $140 million of new investment to change the mobility landscape of Columbus. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Smart City Challenge.

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. The finalists were announced by Secretary Foxx at the C3 Connected Mobility Showcase being held during the South by Southwest conference (SXSW). . Source: USDOT. The winning city will be announced in June 2016.

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Race to a Smart Future

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The finalists, announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) tech and music fest, are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Portland’s concept is called “Ubiquitous Mobility for Portland” (UB Mobile PDX). Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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

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The rapid and widespread adoption of mobile and social technologies within the last three years has changed the way customers and companies interact with one another—driving fundamental transformations to business processes and applications. AIRBUS: POWERFUL ENGINE FOR GROWTH IN MOBILE REGION. The approximately $30.5

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Third International Emerging Technology Symposium Presentations.

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ONTARIO, CA -- The Third International Emerging Technology Symposium (ETS) is over, but those who were unable to attend or wish to review any of the highly informative and engaging resentations delivered during the two? State Department, who called water security “one of the great challenges of our time.” View Mobile Site.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Motorola Mobility, Plantation, FL. Airbus Lands In Mobile. Mobile, AL already is a hub for heavy manufacturing. Its largest manufacturers include shipbuilding giant Austal USA (2,500 employees), ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (1,700), ST Mobile Aerospace (1,300) and BAE Systems Southeast (850).

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