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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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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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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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In higher education, San Antonio’s six NSA Centers of Excellence specialize in cybersecurity research and education and support a sustainable cybersecurity workforce pipeline. secured a $10 million Department of Defense contract to strengthen the cybersecurity of small businesses that work with manufacturers in Louisiana.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Not only do logistics clusters have huge potential for jobs creation, they also are hubs of innovation of environmental sustainability. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St.

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Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment

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Louisiana is bringing together state, regional and local partners, including business and higher education resources, in intelligent collaborations yielding sustainable economic growth. (Credit: Louisiana Economic Development). Ranked No. 1 in the U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Within each institute, manufacturers of all sizes partner with academia and government to share manufacturing technology and workforce challenges—and build a robust, sustainable R&D infrastructure. is on track to open its first Amazon Robotics facility in Colorado, bringing over 1,500 new jobs to the Metro Denver region.

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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