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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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LIVEXCHANGE 2013: Economic Developers from the U.S. South Sign On to Sponsor LiveXchange

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South will include: Advantage West Economic Development Group (North Carolina’s Mountains). AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Company. Economic Development Partnership (serving Aiken & Edgefield Counties in South Carolina). Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development, South Carolina. Santee Cooper.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking.

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

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Meanwhile, in North Carolina, lawmakers are mulling a major revamp of state economic development programs, including the conversion of the NC Department of Commerce into a public-private partnership. More than 35 counties submitted applications for Duke Energy’s Site Readiness Program in North Carolina and South Carolina in 2013.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Eleven Caterpillar generators—each of which is about the size of a diesel locomotive engine—back up the electricity in each data center, and flywheels power the facility during the 10 seconds it takes the generators to kick in. Source: Texas Workforce Commission). Polaris, which recorded 2013 sales of $3.8

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

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To wit, safety- and business-minded builders such as True Homes , in North Carolina, and Boulder Creek Neighborhoods , in Colorado, require trade contractors to sign agreements stipulating that they understand and will comply with the builder’s jobsite safety policies. Commission and conduct safety walkthroughs.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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DMDII currently works with over 300 academic, government and industry partners such as Dow, General Electric (GE), Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Microsoft, to name a few. “A The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission voted to authorize $18.5 That’s the Raleigh Technology Park—that’s what North Carolina is all about.”.