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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. The facility also produces electric and composite products and is the primary global services and support center for Boeing’s rotorcraft.

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Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market

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James Clark School of Engineering and the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC)—will be to develop and attract private investment and commercialize clean energy innovations and deployment solutions in Maryland. million square feet of occupied industrial and commercial space, more than 1,900 jobs and nearly $320 million in capital investment.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing 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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Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment

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The company’s selection of Lafayette, Louisiana, for production of its new 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter reflected Lafayette’s status as a major energy transportation hub. Bell Helicopter, which expects to begin production in 2016, already has secured several hundred customer orders for its new commercial aircraft.

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

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Metro Little Rock excels when it comes to importing materials and shipping the finished product. In 2010, Caterpillar opened a new $140 million motor grader production facility in North Little Rock. Caterpillar, in its first year in the region, built over 1,000 Motor Graders which were sold throughout the world.

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

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Targeted Industries: IT & Computer Tech, Energy, Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products, Advanced Tech & Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense. For its groundbreaking work, the company received a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in July 2012.

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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. Mobile landed a crown jewel of the commercial aircraft sector with Airbus’ decision to put its A320 final assembly line in the city. Annual production at the facility has tripled since 2008. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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