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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The new facility, which will increase Apple’s workforce in Austin to more than 6,700, will serve as the primary operations nexus for the company in the Americas outside of Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, CA, centralizing accounting, human resources, sales, marketing and finance.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. The I-69 International Trade Corridor, which spans four counties in eastern Michigan, serves as a strategic commercial gateway between the midwestern U.S. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones.

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

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CPRT will secure private financing for the residential building, which will also be an asset of the WMF. Anchorage, AK held onto second place, followed by Louisville, KY, the North American hub for UPS. The approximately $30.5 million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8 million), as well as $12.7

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. Ford in June announced it will invest $900 million into its Kentucky Truck Plant (KTP) in Louisville to support production of the 2018 aluminum-alloy bodied Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition.