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Florida: A Million Miles For A Million Jobs In The Sunshine State

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Rick Scott recently toured Grimaldi Candies in Rockledge, FL as part of his “1 Million Miles for 1 Million Jobs” bus tour across Florida. He also highlighted the need to cut $1 billion in taxes, and to create a new, $250-million Florida Enterprise Fund. Enterprise Florida, Inc. During the bus tour, Paragon Plastics endorsed Gov.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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CREATING A CLEANER, BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR FLORIDA’S ECONOMY. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is the largest energy company in the U.S. million customer accounts or an estimated more than 11 million people across Florida. in Florida. While the sun is setting on coal use in Florida,?cleaner customers money.?The

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Business Facilities LiveXchange To Kick Off This Weekend

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.” The talk will focus on the need for locations to have their own resources in place to cope with disasters and will touch on the growing importance of disaster recovery capabilities as a factor in site selection decisions. Hernando County Florida & Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport. Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.

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

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Hernando County Office of Business Development, Florida. North Carolina’s Northeast Commission. Economic Development Partnership (serving Aiken & Edgefield Counties in South Carolina). Louisiana Department of Economic Development. 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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“Tennessee always sets the bar high in meeting all of the priorities of businesses evaluating locations in the Volunteer State, whether it’s customized workforce training, prefertilized sites or lower industrial electricity costs.”. In our Solar Power Employment category, Florida has surged into 2nd place and Ohio has joined the top 10.

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Workforce Development To Get The Job Done

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Access to a quality workforce is a top priority for companies considering where to relocate or expand. Here’s a look at what some top locations across the U.S. are doing to address today’s workforce.

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

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In addition, Brunswick County is one of the localities that receive economic development support from the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission. Among a number of benefits, this allows Brunswick County to provide industries fully developed shovel-ready sites at low or no cost.

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