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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Four ports are located along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith, Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pine Bluff. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population.

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

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In addition, Brunswick County is one of the localities that receive economic development support from the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission. Westgate, a new technology park adjacent to Crane, is developing several new commercial business sites. million square-feet of hangar, office and warehouse space.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. Several key planned development applications were approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council during 2012, including the Imperial/Tract 3 and Telfair developments. TEXAS FAST FACTS.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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West Michigan’s manufacturers are also supported by commercialization partners, including the Van Andel Institute, the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC), the University Research Corridor and MSU Business Connect. NEW HAVEN-MILFORD, CT MSA IS A MAGNET FOR MILLENNIALS. NORTHERN VA IS DATA CENTRAL.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A major incentive is the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), which is designed to expedite the development and commercialization of new technologies and to attract and create jobs in technology fields. Pauken is the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. The state offers one of the lowest tax burdens in the country (e.g.,

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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The Greenhouse accelerates technology commercialization with seed and early-stage companies; connects investors with its Investment Portfolio companies; expands established life sciences ventures and relocates biomedical companies to Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight Fortune 500 companies operate within the Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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