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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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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. In addition, its information sector, including software publishing and telecommunications, has experienced the second-fastest growth rate in the country since June 2009.

Iowa 69
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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.

Chicago 45
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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Two unique state programs are the winners of our Achievement in Public-Private Partnership awards: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) , for its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project; and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for the Edison Innovation Fund. NJEDA previously invested in four Edison Partners funds.

Indiana 40
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Remembering Ed Coene

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“Even if he didn’t fully understand a new method, he wanted to know how he could make it work for us,” LuAnn recalls. “He New England U.S. Ed was the first person on his much younger staff to grasp the potential of the Internet. The post Remembering Ed Coene appeared first on Business Facilities. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. -

Office 71
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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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One of Utah’s strategic cluster industries, aerospace and defense, has come together to establish career pathway training. The collaboration began in the spring of 2015 when industry, education and government leaders gathered to launch a program that will fill at least 40 new aerospace manufacturing jobs per year. and New York City.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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Financial aids for new innovative businesses are, for example start-up loans or equipment loans offered by the Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement. To support intellectual property rights, Luxembourg offers an 80 percent tax exemption to income from patents, trademarks, design, models and software copyrights or domain names.

Florida 63
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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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In addition to the manufacturing industry and California’s small business employers, the Panel also prioritizes nanotechnology, biotechnology and life sciences, goods movement and transportation logistics, aerospace and defense, advanced IT services, multimedia/entertainment, healthcare, construction, agriculture and renewables.

Income 75