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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. The European commercial aircraft giant announced its choice of Mobile last year. space program.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Department of Education as the state most effectively implementing the Race to the Top program. BH: Tennessee has been making great strides in education thanks to Gov. Haslam’s intense focus on the state’s education system. Southeast BF-July/Aug-2014 Chattanooga high speed broadband Memphis Nashville Reno Tennessee Downtown'

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Examples of major logistics clusters include Memphis, home to hundreds of distribution centers and a major air freight hub with impressive land, water and rail logistics assets as well. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management.

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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. Ports along the Mississippi River are in Osceola, West Memphis and McGehee. Department of Education. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population. million square feet.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Endeavor Airlines, an executive jet line and Delta Air Lines subsidiary, moved its corporate headquarters from Memphis, Tenn., WFSI, a Sauk Rapids company that does customized welding projects for the energy and defense industries, is adding 32 new jobs in that central Minnesota community. to Bloomington, near the Minneapolis-St.

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Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing

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A vibrant manufacturing sector needs an equally vibrant workforce, educated in a multitude of fields from engineering to economics. billion and creating 2,500 new jobs by locating its most technologically advanced commercial vehicle plant in Hinds County. “As Education is an important driver of advanced manufacturing growth.