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SK Siltron Investing $302M In Michigan Semiconductor Wafer Plant

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Michigan-based SK Siltron CSS, a manufacturer of semiconductor wafers used in power system components, will invest $302 million and create up to 150 jobs in Monitor Township, MI. million Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant. million Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant.

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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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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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My Kingdom for a Horse

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We figured incoming production metrics would give us an accurate fix on whether the traditionally dominant aero hubs in Metro Seattle and Wichita are in the process of being usurped by rising contenders in Charleston, SC and Mobile, AL.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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BF: Hatch Stamping, a Michigan-based auto components maker, is investing $17 million in a new plant in Robertson County. Basic broadband availability in Tennessee (768 Kbps download/200 Kbps upload) is now at 96.29%, not including mobile wireless services. Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report. Far West U.S.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Mobilizing the partnering process. Partnering on defense contracts. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. The engineering or evolution of co-operation? A tale of two. partnering projects. International Journal of Project Management, 20(7), 497-505. Brooke, K. L., & Litwin, G. Journal of Management. Bubshait, A.

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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.