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

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Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Completion is scheduled for August 2013 and the project is currently aiming for LEED Silver certification.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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To achieve that goal, they provide comprehensive assistance to existing businesses and those seeking to relocate, whether they are developing a business plan, looking for the best site, or searching for financing or other assistance. Oswego County is experiencing a growth spurt in the food processing sector.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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So far, grants have been given to over 1,200 students, including veterans, enrolled in certification programs in high-demand industries such as energy, advanced materials and diversified manufacturing, and agriculture and food production. The Pennsylvania Targeted Industry Program provides financial aid grants to meet workforce needs.

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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

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Albuquerque’s Skorpios Technologies, an innovator in composite silicon photonic technology, closed on a $19 million Series B round of financing in September 2011 in order to expand its infrastructure and complete the commercialization of its technology. “We Arizona, which ranks as the No. which is moving to smaller quarters nearby.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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To this end Utah offers highly successful post-performance refundable tax credits—economic development tax increment financing (EDTIF) incentives—to companies that want to expand and those that would like to relocate to the state. The USBDC operates in partnership with the U.S. Source: Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development).

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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A Federal Empowerment Zone designation, two Urban Enterprise Zones, flexible financing and low business costs make Cumberland County competitive with all areas of the country. The Commerce Center also is conveniently located between the state’s two largest universities—Arizona State University in Tempe and the University of Arizona in Tucson.