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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. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Smart City Challenge. As winner of the competition, Columbus secured $40 million from DOT and $10 million from Vulcan Inc. to develop a first-of-its-kind transportation network.

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Race to a Smart Future

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metro to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors, among other advances—into its transportation network. The city has a broad plan for “adaptive transportation systems” that would remain useful even as technology evolves in coming years. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Source: USDOT.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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SelectUSA states that “A highly integrated supply chain network in the United States links producers and consumers through multiple transportation modes, including air and express delivery services, freight rail, maritime transport and truck transport. logistics and transportation industry totaled $1.33

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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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