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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. North Carolina has been laying out the welcome mat for businesses in a diverse group of industries, offering a growing talent pool of young skilled workers, an attractive quality of life and targeted incentives.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Companies such as GE Digital, Finlays, Richard Branson’s Virgin Pulse and Johnson & Johnson already are establishing innovation labs and offices in Rhode Island, creating hundreds of new jobs. GE’s Digital Division recently opened an office in Providence to tap into the tech talent. “We

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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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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. Last year, IBM unveiled a new 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge that will provide software development and maintenance services to clients in the U.S.

Metro 111
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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.]. NJEDA previously invested in four Edison Partners funds. billion in 2014, will grow to $11 billion in 2023.

Indiana 40
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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Metro Atlanta plant will be Baxter’s third in the Southeast; it also has plants in North Cove, NC, and Cleveland, MS. According to a Triangle Business Journal report, Baxter International executives toured sites in Granville County, Wake County and Lee County in North Carolina before selecting the Covington, GA location.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. This includes property such as microscopes, chemical reagents, and software. A business or portion of a business involved in the maintenance of aircraft is not eligible.

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