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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). In April, South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 8 percent, its lowest in five years. That same month saw North Carolina’s unemployment rate fall to 8.9 A number of companies have announced expansions and/or relocations to the Carolinas in the recent past.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Regional Utilities Are Busy Powering Growth In The Carolinas

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However, until it was chosen for the Duke Energy Site Readiness Program, we did not have the resources to complete the due diligence required to market the site,” said Jim Bradshaw, director of the Brunswick County Economic Development Commission. The Brunswick County site was one of 10 North Carolina sites chosen by the utility.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation.

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

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Each crane weighs 1,550 tons and is fully electric so it emits no diesel emissions. The South Carolina Inland Port (SCIP) is located 212 miles from Charleston and located proximate to major port customers in the Upstate such as BMW, Michelin and others. The SC Ports Authority has in place a 10-year, $1.3

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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GSA is ahead of schedule in reducing its potable water and electricity use. Chatham County Commission. E3 INNOVATE, LLC. Green Innovative Design. Innovative Associates LLC. Innovative Design. Innovative Green Strategies, LLC. International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. CHB Industries, Inc.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Innovation Fund: As part of the implementation of Accelerate Alabama, this fund was created to maximize the use of the State’s economic development resources by leveraging annual research and development expenditures by Public Universities within the State to generate resources which can be used to support economic development initiatives.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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With a diverse and well-executed economic development strategy, a workforce training program that sets the standard for the nation and a full menu of innovative incentives, Louisiana is marching forward on a path to prosperity,” Rogers said. When you factor in the demand from emerging overseas markets in Asia and South America, the U.S.

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