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Edgar T. Coene, Group C Founder And Chairman, Dies At 83

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He was commissioned as an Ensign on June 6, 1952 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant j.g. The 1990s saw Group C launch a directory division, with Ted Coene joining the family business to develop a portfolio of business-to-business and tourism publications including the NJ Department of Tourism’s New Jersey Travel Guide.

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Race to a Smart Future

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So here are some coming attractions: —Columbus plans to build a “Smart City Program Office” bringing together the city, the Central Ohio Transit Authority, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, the state Department of Transportation, Ohio State University and representatives from private industry.

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BUSINESS REPORT: GA Notches Record Job Growth And Investment In 2012

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Nathan Deal announced recently that jobs and investment generated by the Global Commerce division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) jumped by almost a third during the state’s most recent fiscal year. 1 state in the nation in which to do business,” said Deal. Deal announced just a month later that Mando Corp.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Kentucky’s long-term deal with Ford—which is investing more than $1 billion in its Louisville facilities —has cemented a century-long relationship that stretches back to the Model T,” Rogers noted. Kentucky’s renewed partnership with Ford was the Gold Award winner of BF’s 2011 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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Even Utah’s international airport is on top of its consistency game: last year Travel+Leisure ranked Salt Lake City International Airport the most punctual airport in America, the fifth such ranking for the airport since 2008. With these factors, a competitive incentive just seals the deal. “Our location really is the draw.”.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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From the gateway in the UK, we travel across Europe and give you a progress report on the countries and locations that are doubling down on their investment in biotech growth, which our friends across the pond like to quantify in three distinct segments: Red (pharma, medical), White (industrial) and Green (nutrition technology). Nathan Deal.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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We had to somehow get involved and see what we could do to deal with this issue and how we could contribute,” he says. “I Each year, a team of eight college interns is commissioned by Ivory Innovations to conduct research, including traveling and interviews, with prospective candidates. Gardner Policy Institute. “We