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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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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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These efforts are paying off as jobs are being created in construction, hospitality, transportation, retail and healthcare. It will augment current R&D, engineering and manufacturing capabilities in Maryland and Europe operated by AST&Science and its subsidiary AST&Defense. NORTHERN VA IS DATA CENTRAL.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Gilbert is aggressively moving forward with a daring plan to revive two square miles of property with a variety of commercial enterprises, including hotels, casinos and retail stores. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing.

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6 showcase hotel construction projects

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Lee, Virginia. The hotel also features a common laundry area, conference rooms, a business center, retail shops, administrative space and an outdoor patio. As with almost every Department of Defense project we complete, green construction methods were applied. The design was put to the test on Aug. Lee Army Lodge – Ft.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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It also is home to the brand new University Center development, a 23-acre mix of commercial office and retail space, breweries, restaurants, student and active adult housing, hotels and an indoor athletic complex. The Kauffman Index of Growth Entrepreneurship ranks Virginia number one for startup growth in the country.

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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.