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Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State

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Louisiana has created a Resilient Louisiana Commission (with 15 associated task forces) to chart a path toward safely reopening the economy and making the Pelican State more resilient for the long-term. Read: Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense.

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

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That infrastructure, combined with an affordable, qualified workforce and a favorable business climate, make the state an ideal location for businesses wanting to easily move bulk commodities and consumer goods. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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The Utility Account helps rural communities finance necessary infrastructure upgrades to attract future business. secured a $10 million Department of Defense contract to strengthen the cybersecurity of small businesses that work with manufacturers in Louisiana.

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Study: Unmanned Aircraft Industry Poised To Create 70k New U.S. Jobs In Three Years

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Many of these jobs are portable and will gravitate toward states with favorable regulatory structures and infrastructure. The report was commissioned by AUVSI and developed by Jenkins, an aviation industry economist with more than 30 years of experience. The study projects integration will lead to 103,776 new jobs nationally by 2025.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Our Best Business Climate ranking evaluates an amalgamation of our key rankings results (including education climate, workforce training/availability, cost of labor, infrastructure, utility costs, credit rating and business tax climate). More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aerospace/defense industries in the Golden State.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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1 rankings for Best Infrastructure, Natural Gas Production Leaders, Most FTZ Activity and Installed Wind Power Capacity Leaders. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Texas repeated as our top-ranked state for Best Business Climate; it also snared no. Top 10 finishes for Texas included: no. 2 in Data Center Leaders, no.

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