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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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Braidy Industries Chairman and CEO Craig Bouchard recently said the region’s pool of available, talented workers ought to be seriously attractive for advanced-manufacturing employers. BF: EastPark industrial park recently became the 14th location statewide to earn Kentucky’s Build-Ready Certification.

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Mississippi: A Winning Recipe

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Thanks to the state’s highly ranked one-stop permitting process, Continental Tire the Americas, LLC broke ground just 10 months after announcing the tire maker was locating in Hinds County, MS. Winston Plywood and Veneer held a grand opening for the company’s new $100 million manufacturing facility in Louisville.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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The UPS Louisville hub is just two hours south by Interstate highway. Employers are able to tap into an abundance of highly skilled labor, including workers with expertise in technically demanding fields such as bioscience, medical devices, and motorsports. TUPELO/LEE FTZ: 15M SQ. Foreign-trade zones help U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Arizona team worked closely with Maricopa County’s air-quality department to obtain the required permits for Apple. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. Deal said the Innovation Center is “is exactly the kind of employer we want in the state.” The state pursued the project from multiple fronts.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Already a top state in aluminum-production capacity, Kentucky boasts an auto-parts supplier network of more than 500 facilities and a demonstrated commitment to training the next generation of advanced manufacturing specialists, tailor fit for the needs of individual employers.