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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. The end of the Iraq war and the impending end of the U.S.

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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side

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The success in keeping Boeing in the Pacific Northwest is already reaping dividends for Washington: Boeing has made a commitment to the Puget Sound region in choosing to build the 777X carbon composites wing in Everett, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner recently announced. 30 minutes to downtown Seattle.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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The commercial and residential buildings in Bayfront are surrounded by green space, with two easily accessible forms of public transit. Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its infrastructure includes 20 interstates and major highways, rail networks, barge traffic on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, six commercial airports and dozens of regional airports. Recent upgrades to the Port’s security system allow the Port to handle high-security shipments. Vistancia Commercial Core.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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However, recent developments have made it difficult to get an accurate fix on the metro pecking order in this critical employment sector, as jobs continue to shift between aerospace hubs in Wichita, Charleston, Seattle and Oklahoma City. exports, with a large portion made up of commercial aircraft bound for foreign carriers.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Major maritime shipping hubs including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland are ready to service the huge post-Panamax containers. Corbett and state and federal officials from both Pennsylvania and Delaware, to secure the remaining funding needed to complete the project. PRPA is now working with its allies, including Gov.