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Aircraft Solutions Investing Nearly $100M In North Carolina

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The company will create 475 jobs at a new subsidiary at North Carolina’s Global TransPark to recycle aircraft parts and materials. Read: Aircraft Solutions Investing Nearly $100M In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). In April, South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 8 percent, its lowest in five years. That same month saw North Carolina’s unemployment rate fall to 8.9 A number of companies have announced expansions and/or relocations to the Carolinas in the recent past.

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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. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking.

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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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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Top products exported from the region were transportation equipment, machinery, except electrical, computer and electronics, and electrical equipment, appliance and components. Each crane weighs 1,550 tons and is fully electric so it emits no diesel emissions. Canada is also the largest trading partner to the U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Ontario Unveils Plans To Achieve An Energy Balance

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Ontario’s estimated 2013 electricity production mix is 59 percent nuclear, 28 percent renewables, 11 percent natural gas, and 2 percent coal. The forecasted 2025 electricity production mix: 42 percent nuclear, 46 percent renewables, and 12 percent natural gas. Do we see rich capabilities in the university system?

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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VW is ramping up production at its new plant in Chattanooga, Nissan is rolling out the all-electric Leaf in Smyrna and General Motors has given a new mission to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders.

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