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Millionaire Sitt Invests $1 Million To Improve NYC Airport Infrastructure; Launches Global Gateway Alliance

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He explains, “For close to 50 years, our region’s airports were considered among the best in the country, but today, the very same airports that led the world in travel and exuded economic dominance are now considered among the worst.” Dan Glickman, Former Congressman and U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Aerospace Suppliers Bringing their Business to Spokane

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Chris Gregoire announced that Washington will again be the venue for the Aerospace & Defense Suppliers Summit at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, March 10-12, 2014. From the September/October 2012 issue. During the Governor’s Aerospace Summit in Spokane, Gov. The event is the largest of its kind in North America.

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The rhino’s guard: Red-billed oxpeckers help wild black rhinos avoid poachers by sounding an alarm to potential danger

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Even when researchers were able to locate the tagged rhinos, the oxpeckers’ alarm calls still seemed to play a role in predator defense. Black rhinos are native to eastern and southern Africa and are classed as ‘critically endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

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He retired December 2006 after 30 years as a Designer and Director with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Deputy CIO at the Army Research Laboratory, and Chief Architect for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment in supporting DoD’s 540,000 facilities. from Stanford University.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

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He retired December 2006 after 30 years as a Designer and Director with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Deputy CIO at the Army Research Laboratory, and Chief Architect for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment in supporting DoD’s 540,000 facilities. from Stanford University.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A key ingredient to Texas’ success is a comprehensive job creation strategy focused on six key industry clusters: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing; Aerospace, Aviation, and Defense; Biotechnology and Life Sciences; Information and Computer Technology; Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products; and Energy.

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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. Andrew Cuomo. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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