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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. However, defense companies face an uncertain 2013. By BF Staff. billion in operating profit.

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

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Reno also is vying to become a leading test center for drones and is in the running for what likely will be the biggest economic development prize this year: Tesla’s lithium battery plant, from which the electric carmaker intends to supply batteries to the entire U.S. auto industry. How does this program work and what are the goals?

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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At least 65 percent of these funds will be provided for expansion of the Computer Science Division of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at LSU. The European commercial aircraft giant announced its choice of Mobile last year. degrees in computer science awarded annually. This month, Moon Express, Inc.,

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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“This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. The I-69 International Trade Corridor, which spans four counties in eastern Michigan, serves as a strategic commercial gateway between the midwestern U.S. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership that secured the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Micron’s investment payback is estimated at less than two years, with approximately $120,000 ongoing annual savings in electricity. Aerojet, a major space and defense contractor also based in Folsom, has a corporate mandate for sustainability in all areas of its organization. gigawatt hours of electricity a year.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Receipts from the sale of or from maintaining, refurbishing, remodeling, or otherwise modifying a commercial or military carrier over 10,000 pounds gross landing weight. Department of Defense. Department of Defense may be deducted from gross receipts. 50% of gross receipts from selling other aircraft. The rate starts at 1.5