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

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Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. In March, IBM announced a new 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge that will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the U.S. By Business Facilities Staff. From the July/August 2013 issue .

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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15th Annual Rankings: 2019 Metro Rankings Report. W e’ve subdivided our metro Economic Growth Potential ranking into small, medium and large categories this year. Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. From the July/August 2019 Issue. ATLANTA NO.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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For our eighth annual report, we’ve created nearly 50 categories in which we evaluate the leading states, metros and international players. The state has almost 19,000 skilled software developers and more than 100,000 professionals with a skill-set conducive to digital media or software development. million workers in 2010.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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There are at least 15 high-tech job categories that come under the rubric of cybersecurity, including systems engineers, software developers, database architects, vulnerability analysts and positions that are known in the industry as “penetration testers.”. TX, VA LEAD CYBER CONTENDERS.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense.

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