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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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K nown as the Sunflower State, Kansas boasts a highly skilled workforce, outstanding infrastructure, low operating costs and a location in the heart of America. Leaders in these sectors and in many others have decided that the best place to invest in their future growth is Kansas. That capacity places Kansas in the top 10 in the U.S.,

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. Iowa, Oklahoma, California and Kansas fill out the top five, respectively.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Sustainable electricity is another example of Iowa’s forward-looking approach to meeting the needs of tomorrow. Today, Iowa generates more of its electricity from wind than any other state—more than 36 percent. At the same time, industrial electricity rates in Iowa are nearly 20 percent below the national average, and U.S.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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January / February 2021 Issue (Volume 54, Number 1)

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Plus, our editor's top utility picks, the future of electric vehicles, and more. The January / February 2021 Issue features our annual State of the Year and Deal of the Year awards. Read: January / February 2021 Issue (Volume 54, Number 1) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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According to site selection experts, logistics clusters are defined as an agglomeration of logistics activities in one geographic location. You know if the white shirt should go to Kansas and the blue shirt should go to Chicago or the other way around.”. By Business Facilities Staff. From the May/June 2013 issue . Clair County.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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As priorities for site selection requirements change, we adjust the rankings to give you our most credible assessment of which locations are meeting those requirements. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Every year, we treat our Rankings Report as a work in progress. This brings total U.S. Here’s a sampling: no.