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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. Alignment of education, industry and government within cybersecurity, and the ability to collaborate across these sectors, presents the city’s most significant opportunity for industry development.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

billion in workforce education. More than half of that spending (56%) went toward safety education, a sign that construction remains a potentially dangerous job. And some of Thrive’s trade partners commission similar safety inspections, reporting, and training from SFI. Commission and conduct safety walkthroughs.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Chatham County Commission. Green Building Education and Services, LLC. Green Building Education Services. Green Education Foundation (GEF). Green Education Inc. International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. National Education Association. National Education Association, Health Information Network.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Its goal is to coordinate companies, research and education institutes to foster collaboration and innovation. In 2010, the Munich Biotech Region along with Bavaria’s Medical Valley Nuremberg were winners of the Leading Edge Cluster competition by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Pat Roberts. “We

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

For example, this year we supplemented our traditional Best Education Climate ranking with a scorecard of the states that emerged out front in the fierce competition for federal Race to the Top education funding. The potential of primary industries to generate secondary relocations/new facilities and indirect jobs also is considered.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

And those pro-business factors are evident in Brunswick County with low operating costs, exceptional transportation and utility infrastructure, a strong commitment to education and workforce development and the commitment to work in partnership with business. It is well known that Virginia is one of the best locations for business in the U.S.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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