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Open Borders

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Seattle and Vancouver, both burgeoning high-tech hubs, are engaged in an intense competition for the expansion dollars now being spent by tech giants like Microsoft who have long called the region home. Alleviating congested traffic between Vancouver and Seattle also is on the to-do list for CIC proponents. Canada border).

Seattle 54
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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Adjacent to San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training facility. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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billion Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission project (CREZ), capping nearly a decade of planning, upgrades and new construction along 3,600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines across central and West Texas. In January, Texas completed the last segment of the $6.8-billion Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. -

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