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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aerospace/defense industries in the Golden State. Deloitte estimates that the U.S. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., according to Deloitte’s new U.S. Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Acadiana is home to PHI, Inc.,

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Germ of an Idea

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It’s been estimated that a couple of grams of refined anthrax tossed onto the rails can contaminate the entire New York City subway system, potentially killing thousands of people who come into contact with it. [No The focus of the work at Plum Island shifted from offense to defense after 1975. Far West U.S. -

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The Drone Age

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Aerospace analysts estimate the domestic drone industry quickly will blossom into a $70-billion sector. Lawmakers in New Jersey, meanwhile, are scrambling to prepare for the ramifications of drone flights over the densely populated Garden State. New England U.S. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. -

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Two unique state programs are the winners of our Achievement in Public-Private Partnership awards: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) , for its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project; and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for the Edison Innovation Fund. and the largest road project in Pennsylvania’s history.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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The project partners estimate a total volume of approximately 130 million Euros. Numbers for 2012 are not available yet, but it can be estimated that external funding will be higher after a rather meager year. At the same time, revenues of Bavarian biotech companies went up to a new record of more than 510 million Euros.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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Arizona has eased into second place, edging out New Jersey, which has an aggressive utility-backed program for residential as well as commercial panel installations. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. We expect our new Data Center Leaders rankings category to continue to grow in importance.