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Advanced Manufacturing Driving Pittsburgh’s Economic Growth

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Capital investment in southwestern Pennsylvania totaled $2.9 Included were 206 investment deals (attractions, expansions, relocations, retentions and startups) and 69 development deals (real estate and infrastructure). The population of well-educated young professionals is on the rise in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Our 2016 awards include recognition for the locations that have led the way in smart-grid modernization, innovative funding for infrastructure projects, renewable energy breakthroughs and new tools for supporting startups and entrepreneurs. and the largest road project in Pennsylvania’s history. Plenary Group USA Ltd.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Our Best Business Climate ranking evaluates an amalgamation of our key rankings results (including education climate, workforce training/availability, cost of labor, infrastructure, utility costs, credit rating and business tax climate). More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aerospace/defense industries in the Golden State.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Olympus, a Pennsylvania-based maker of precision surgical instruments and related products, announced plans in November to build a $37 million research, development and manufacturing facility in Brooklyn Center. The region is a major transportation hub and travelers can reach any market in the country within three hours by air.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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The Greenhouse accelerates technology commercialization with seed and early-stage companies; connects investors with its Investment Portfolio companies; expands established life sciences ventures and relocates biomedical companies to Pennsylvania. Maximizing resources also is a critical key to success.

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Homeland Insecurity

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This is the time of year when we put together BF ‘s annual Rankings Report, so we’ve been compiling our list of the states with the Best Infrastructure. intelligence agencies. FBI agents had noticed that some characters from the Middle East were attending flight schools in the U.S.;

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. A comprehensive guide to state incentives offered throughout the U.S. ALABAMA - updated for 2014. For a list of state economic development agencies, click this link.

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