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

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The rapid and widespread adoption of mobile and social technologies within the last three years has changed the way customers and companies interact with one another—driving fundamental transformations to business processes and applications. The new Baton Rouge center will provide IBM’s clients in the U.S.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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We wish we could tell you that most locations are mobilizing to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and dams; unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true: the United States received an overall grade of D+ in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) annual assessment, our starting point for BF’s evaluation.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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If natural gas, gumbo and Mardi Gras are the only things that come to mind when you think about Louisiana, think again. Name a growth sector—digital media, advanced manufacturing, IT/software—and Louisiana has a specific program geared to welcome new players, with a proven track record of successful startups. Herbert told us.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Texas capital edged the Louisiana capital for this year’s growth prize, but the outlook in both of these cities is so robust we’re tempted to retire the category and declare these two locations permanent winners. The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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In this photo, Louisiana Gov. Entered By: LED, Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, Port of Lake Charles. According to LED, the introduction of the new GIS mapping enabled Southwest Louisiana to pull ahead of a Canadian province that was competing for the project. Project Title: Sasol North America Inc.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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focused on mobile, security and business operations software). Five states—Louisiana, North Carolina, Wyoming, New Hampshire and Oregon—improved their scores by more than 10 points compared to last year’s Index.]. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. Andrew Cuomo.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Other states with large shale deposits—including Pennsylvania, Ohio and Louisiana—are moving full speed ahead with large-scale fracking operations. With so many states trying to lure businesses to their cities, why have such pioneering companies as Intel, Siemens Mobility, Micron and SynapSense chosen to call Sacramento, California home?