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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Pat Quinn, Sen.

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Top U.S. Markets For Life Sciences Trend To Smaller Cities In Face Of Patent Cliff

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Raleigh-Durham and Philadelphia also rise. Paul and Philadelphia overshadowing larger cities in their regions, such as Chicago and New York. Raleigh-Durham (+5). Raleigh-Durham. This year JLL ranked the top 10 U.S. Boston remains the clear worldwide leader. No new additions or drop-offs to the top 10. San Diego (+5).

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. CHICAGO AIMS FOR THE TOP OF THE TECH CHART. Photo: tedescopictures.com).

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AT&T Eyes 100 U.S. Cities and Municipalities for Its Ultra-Fast Fiber Network

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The list of 21 candidate metropolitan areas includes: Atlanta, Augusta, Charlotte, Chicago,Cleveland, Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Greensboro, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City,Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Oakland, Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis, San Francisco, and San Jose.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2023

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Innovation and leadership are the driving forces behind construction success. He's dedicated to promoting biogenic building technologies and their widespread adoption in the industry, aiming to transform construction practices towards sustainability and innovation. billion EUR turnover.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. receives support from the Lexington office of the Kentucky Innovation Network and Commerce Lexington. Awesome Inc.

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

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Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. We’re very happy that last summer the announcement was made that we won the first innovation center,” said Planey. “We

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