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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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Columbus, OH has risen above six other finalist cities to be named the winner of the U.S. As winner of the competition, Columbus secured $40 million from DOT and $10 million from Vulcan Inc. This funding is a game changer for the City of Columbus and central Ohio,” said U.S. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

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Race to a Smart Future

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The finalists, announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) tech and music fest, are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. The city has a broad plan for “adaptive transportation systems” that would remain useful even as technology evolves in coming years.

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. The finalists were announced by Secretary Foxx at the C3 Connected Mobility Showcase being held during the South by Southwest conference (SXSW). . Source: USDOT. The winning city will be announced in June 2016.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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These programs have resulted in substantial upward mobility for current and new Broward County residents, while providing substantial returns on investment to local municipal partners through the generation of new revenue as a result of capital investments. Port Everglades, the 12 th largest cargo port in the U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Santa Teresa and Columbus ports-of-entry have overweight cargo zones with a six-mile radius for trucks carrying a reducible load up to 96,000 lbs. New Mexico has three ports of entry bordering Mexico, all overseen by the New Mexico Border Authority with varying degrees of service: Santa Teresa, Columbus and Antelope Wells.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Campagna/Architecture + Planning PLLC. Breedlove Land Planning, Inc. Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planning. Environmental Planning Associates. FILARSKI/architecture+planning+research. GR Planning. Mobile Janitorial & Paper Co. AlturaSolutions Communications. Benike, Inc. Banister Homes, Inc.