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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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CHICAGO AIMS FOR THE TOP OF THE TECH CHART. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Brunswick County is located in southern Virginia about an hour’s drive from Richmond to the north and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina to the south. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84. million tons).

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Gilbert is aggressively moving forward with a daring plan to revive two square miles of property with a variety of commercial enterprises, including hotels, casinos and retail stores. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. In 2008, Chrysler rolled the dice and told the world it would invest $1.8

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

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Data centers are crucial to operations across countless sectors, from retail to information technology, government to biotech, logistics to engineering. Similar facilities will be built at Facebook’s data center campuses in North Carolina and Sweden, Parikh said. Facebook’s Prineville, OR data center. By Bill Trüb.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Five states—Louisiana, North Carolina, Wyoming, New Hampshire and Oregon—improved their scores by more than 10 points compared to last year’s Index.]. agriculture, construction, gambling, healthcare and retail). CenterPoint Intermodal Center (CIC)-Joliet/Elwood, IL is the largest master-planned inland port in North America.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Ahold USA Retail. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. USGBC North Carolina Triangle Chapter. USGBC North Dakota Provisional Chapter. USGBC North Florida Chapter. USGBC North Texas Chapter. Advanced Comfort Solutions, Inc. Advanced Furniture Services. Aedis Ince.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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CVS produces “Grab Apples” from locally grown apples that are sliced, packaged and shipped to local schools, retail markets, restaurants and their distributors. When shipping on land, Interstate 40 runs from North Carolina on the east to California on the west and runs straight through the middle of Arkansas.