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OCTOBER 1, 2013

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

Industrial 49

Industrial South Carolina Louisiana Defense 49

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The January / February 2018 Issue features the State of the Year and Deal of the Year winners, an exclusive interview with Arkansas’ governor, plus a look at utilities, automotive, food processing, and aerospace & defense. Read: January / February 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 1) at BusinessFacilities.com.

Arkansas 40

Arkansas Defense Deals South Carolina 40

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Partnerships and teamwork on multiple levels are essential to winning opportunities with existing and new employers in our state.”. “One Partnerships and teamwork on multiple levels are essential to winning opportunities with existing and new employers in our state.”.

Washington 43

Washington South Carolina Defense Electrical 43

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

So, in several of our more statistics-oriented categories, this year we have given extra credit for positive industry-specific employment numbers. We’ve broken the overall biotech ranking into several categories in this year’s report, including Biotechnology Strength/Employment. California, Washington, Texas Soar In Aerospace.

Iowa 69

Iowa Louisiana Texas New Jersey 69

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

to bounce back to pre-Recession employment levels in 2011, while most of the rest of the country was still digging out of the deep economic trench. Runners-up in the 2012 State of the Year contest included Louisiana, South Carolina, Georgia and Utah. TEXAS TWO-STEP: BEATING THE RECESSION, BOUNCING BACK.

Texas 86

Texas Deals Fort Worth South Carolina 86

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

In May 2017, the state launched an “Innovation Campus” that aims to accelerate the commercialization of research and position Rhode Island as a center of high value employment. All of these programs are helping attract and retain the tech talent our new employers and existing employers need,” said Pryor. Photo: Matthew Benham).

Rhode Island 56

Rhode Island Colorado Maryland Innovation 56

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Of the 10 states we’ve listed in our first annual ranking of Nuclear Power Generation Leaders, Georgia and South Carolina signaled their intention to move up this list by breaking ground on the first new nuclear power plants to be built in the U.S. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. in nearly 30 years.

North Dakota 111

North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

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JANUARY 24, 2013

South Carolina Department of Commerce for Bridgestone Americas’ tire plant. Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development for eBay’s Utah campus. Georgia Department of Economic Development for Caterpillar’s choice of Athens, GA as the site of its new production facility. Bridgestone Americas $1.2-billion

Deals 84

Deals South Carolina Georgia Utah 84

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AUGUST 1, 2014

When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. So we’ve created a new category, which we’re calling Employment Recovery Leaders, but which also could be titled “Heroes of the Recovery.”.

Louisiana 111

Louisiana Tennessee North Dakota Utah 111

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AUGUST 1, 2014

The entrepreneurs found Hagerstown from the suburban Washington, DC area and as far away as South Carolina. The Youngstown facility is backed by $30 million in federal funding and the North Carolina hub received $70 million from the feds. Together, they employ thousands. Samsung Electronics Co.,

Metro 111

Metro Detroit Austin Baltimore 111

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Austin also had an excellent showing in our 2012 Metro Rankings Report, taking first place in our coveted Economic Growth Potential ranking (employment greater than 450k). The company’s 2011 revenue was $13.9 billion; it employs about 19,000 U.S. workers and has 14 plants, including three in Puerto Rico. Project Impact Estimates.

Deals 85

Deals Georgia Austin Louisiana 85

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APRIL 15, 2014

Must expand its labor force, make new capital investment, or prevent loss of employment. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone. The credit is 20% of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT . The maximum grant is $1.5

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

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MARCH 21, 2014

FULL EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 2011: Businesses with 50 or fewer employees may receive a one time income tax credit equal to $1,000 per new job paying over $10 per hour. EMPLOYER EDUCATION CREDIT: A tax credit is statutorily available to employers who provide approved basic skills education programs to Alabama resident employees.

Income 75

Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75