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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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The nearby Port of Virginia in Hampton Rhodes offers a deep-water gateway to the global economy. The East Coast’s primary north-south passenger rail line bisects Stafford, with CSX and Amtrak service complemented by Virginia Railway Express, which provides commuter service to DC. INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE.

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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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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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Longtime gas producers Texas and Louisiana top the list, respectively, but horizontal drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation is propelling traditional coal-mining powers Pennsylvania and West Virginia into the front rank of natural gas powerhouses. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Here’s a sampling: no.

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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. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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The region has some of the nation’s largest industry concentrations in metals, plastics, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, production technology, automotive, office furniture and food processing. These efforts are paying off as jobs are being created in construction, hospitality, transportation, retail and healthcare.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The $600-million Institute already is well on its way to establishing the region as a national hub for producing next generation integrated photonics, a light science with the potential to transform communications, medicine and national defense, and could create thousands of jobs. agriculture, construction, gambling, healthcare and retail).

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