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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. North Carolina has been laying out the welcome mat for businesses in a diverse group of industries, offering a growing talent pool of young skilled workers, an attractive quality of life and targeted incentives.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman said he’s in awe of Boeing’s expansion plans. The company designs and produces reusable packing solutions for clients that include General Motors, Ford, BMW and Yamaha. Manufacturing continues to be a real wealth and job creator across South Carolina,” said Hitt.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Ontario Unveils Plans To Achieve An Energy Balance

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Key elements of the LTEP include: The government will work to make new financing tools available to consumers starting in 2015, including on-bill financing for energy efficiency retrofits. They come to us with different ideas—the president of Poland or the governor of North Carolina, they’re visiting us every day,” he said. “We

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co. to launch the North American Digital Capability Center, offering hands-on experience in next-gen technology. The jobs will be in engineering, user-interface design and other high-paying careers in building software and making apps.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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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.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs. ALABAMA - updated for 2014. They are: The Renewal Program.

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