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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. BF: Tennessee has been cited by the U.S. What steps has Tennessee taken to achieve this result? BH: Tennessee has been making great strides in education thanks to Gov. By the Business Facilities Staff. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE. BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers noted that the top three—and this year’s no.

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

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program.

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Global Green Lighting To Hire Up To 250 For New Chattanooga Facility

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Tennessee Gov. I want to congratulate GGL on this great announcement and say ‘thank you’ for their investment in Hamilton County and Tennessee,” Gov. We are focused on supporting innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives, which will help grow Tennessee’s economy and give our state a distinct competitive advantage. Haslam said.

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IEER Report: Small Modular Reactors a “Poor Bet” To Revive Failed Nuclear Renaissance in U.S.

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Titled Light Water Designs of Small Modular Reactors: Facts and Analysis, the IEER report focuses on light water reactor (LWR) SMR designs, the development and certification of which the U.S. The four designs would reduce the size of each reactor considerably. Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D. Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.,

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. million aviation technical school is nearing completion at the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park, designated at an Alabama AdvantageSite. Across the U.S., That time-savings is a valuable commodity.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Kasey Brown , 32, Regional Purchasing Manager — East Tennessee, Goodall Homes, Chattanooga, Tenn. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,