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Advanced Manufacturing Driving Pittsburgh’s Economic Growth

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Capital investment in southwestern Pennsylvania totaled $2.9 It’s construction workers, truck drivers, makers of hardware and packaging, back office support and so much more. The fund’s footprint is the 32-county greater Pittsburgh region, comprising parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia.

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New Partnership Encourages Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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In the wake of 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Nature Conservancy, and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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“To further develop San Antonio’s cybersecurity dominance, we’re focused on talent development tailored to industry needs in the cybersecurity industry,” said Tom Long, Chief Development Officer of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation. What we do here has impact, and that’s why leading the country in cybersecurity is a priority.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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New Orleans has attracted GE Capital’s new technology office, adding hundreds of jobs to the local workforce. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05 Deloitte estimates that the U.S.

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Good Jobs Challenge Awards 32 Entities Grant Money

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Part of the American Rescue Plan, the program through the U.S. EDA focuses on assisting innovations in workforce development.

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

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Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes. million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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broke ground on a 217,000-square-foot office and manufacturing complex in Shakopee that will create about 329 jobs. Olympus, a Pennsylvania-based maker of precision surgical instruments and related products, announced plans in November to build a $37 million research, development and manufacturing facility in Brooklyn Center.