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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Hunt Transport, ABF Freight System, P.A.M.

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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Texas

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Texas was our top-ranked state in Best Business Climate; it also garnered the top spot in Best Transportation Infrastructure and Installed Wind Power Capacity Leaders. Dallas-Fort Worth also notched a fifth place in Lowest Cost of Doing Business, among other Texas localities that proliferated in our top 10 Metros.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

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Lisa Houssiere, Principal, McKool Smith, Houston. Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. Sandra Smith Thayer, Partner, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles. Albert Bates Jr.,

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

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Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston. The Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin-Round Rock MSAs also took the top three places, respectively, in our Job Growth Leaders category, based on government statistics showing the largest percentage increase in employment. However, it should be noted that U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. Targeted Industries: IT & Computer Tech, Energy, Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products, Advanced Tech & Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense. Population (2011 Est.): 25,674,681. They think big.

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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., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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While the appearance of exports behemoths like New Orleans and Houston in the top 10 are not surprising, some may raise their eyebrows when they see Youngstown, OH at the top of the chart and Toledo, OH in the top 10. Youngstown, OH: Exports Engine. Mexico and Canada alone account for more than two-thirds of the Detroit region’s exports.

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