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OCTOBER 3, 2012

A perennial frontrunner for our annual Best Business Climate designation, Texas has been ranked first or second in this flagship category for each of the past five years. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders.

Iowa 69

Iowa Louisiana Texas New Jersey 69

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AUGUST 5, 2013

This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. Singapore, Rotterdam—the big clusters—this is where you see rapid environmental innovation,” notes Sheffi.

Memphis 76

Memphis Michigan Transportation Florida 76

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AUGUST 5, 2013

In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. The new designs promise safer and more cost-effective nuclear power (the $14-billion Vogtle expansion has been promised $8.3-billion

North Dakota 111

North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Louisiana will provide $14 million in funding over 10 years for expanded higher-education programs designed primarily to increase the number of annual computer science graduates. 1000 pound thrust; and Investments into new local capabilities including design, fabrication, and remote hot fire test capabilities for “Green” propulsion systems.

Metro 110

Metro Memphis Louisiana Mobility 110

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Semiconductor companies in Austin include chip designers Intel, IBM, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and chip manufacturers Freescale Semiconductor, Samsung and Spansion. Services offered to these developing companies include work space and access to experienced mentors, programming and design. Together, they employ thousands.

Metro 111

Metro Detroit Austin Baltimore 111

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

OneWeb will design, build and launch an extensive network of small, low earth orbit satellites that will enable the delivery of Internet services to every corner of the Earth at a low cost. Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries.

Kentucky 42

Kentucky Florida Nebraska New Jersey 42