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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). After leasing the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Texas

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Dallas-Fort Worth also notched a fifth place in Lowest Cost of Doing Business, among other Texas localities that proliferated in our top 10 Metros.

Texas 86
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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. Southern California, Washington’s Puget Sound and the Dallas/Ft. More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aerospace/defense industries in the Golden State. Deloitte estimates that the U.S.

Iowa 69
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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Louis, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Atlanta, providing overnight trucking access to more than half of the nation’s population. Within a Foreign-trade zone, companies are permitted to perform a number of procedures before the merchandise is charged duty. Domestic distribution is just as convenient. TUPELO/LEE FTZ: 15M SQ.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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It will augment current R&D, engineering and manufacturing capabilities in Maryland and Europe operated by AST&Science and its subsidiary AST&Defense. This will open up an astonishing range of commercial and defense applications not previously possible with traditional satellite manufacturing techniques.”.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. Additionally, Peoria by far is a low cost option for both business and workforce attraction when compared to Austin and Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; and San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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A key ingredient to Texas’ success is its comprehensive job creation strategy focused on six key industry clusters: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing; Aerospace, Aviation, and Defense; Biotechnology and Life Sciences; Information and Computer Technology; Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products; and Energy.

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