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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). New York State also made a related $5-million investment in Gryphon Sensors, also based in Central NY.

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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. The focus of the work at Plum Island shifted from offense to defense after 1975. Far West U.S. -

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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LED estimates all four projects will result in 148 new indirect jobs, for a total of 190 new jobs in Louisiana. Jindal said the company is examining the feasibility of additional Louisiana projects that would bring the total new capital investment at its sites in the state to $1.2 billion over 10 years.

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Flying Without Altitude

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As reported this week in The New York Times , Consul Energy is about to drill the first fracking well at PIT. The recent discovery that fracking is feasible at PIT could not come at a better time for the financially strapped airport. Mid Atlantic Fracking'

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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In addition to the manufacturing industry and California’s small business employers, the Panel also prioritizes nanotechnology, biotechnology and life sciences, goods movement and transportation logistics, aerospace and defense, advanced IT services, multimedia/entertainment, healthcare, construction, agriculture and renewables.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program: Provides up to $95,000 for hardware projects and $50,000 for modeling projects to small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts. 50,000 (max.) 150,000 (max.) 300,000 (max.)

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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According to USA Today , Texas has moved past New York as the nation’s second largest economy and it is the 15th largest in the world based on GDP figures (nominal). Texas also is home to six of the top 50 companies on the Fortune 500 list, third only after New York and California. And the U.S. billion.

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