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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Semiconductor companies in Austin include chip designers Intel, IBM, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and chip manufacturers Freescale Semiconductor, Samsung and Spansion. 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.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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In my home market of Detroit, which few consider a good market, there are just a handful of nationals and a few smaller regionals. The mega markets may have five times the number of permits, but 10 times the competition. Strong locals have done well. So, which is the better market for you? On one hand, product development is simple.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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Florida is the birthplace of the commercial aviation industry, with a 50-year legacy of space launch and exploration and a designated region for commercial space activity in the “space coast” region of Brevard County. The space coast is home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and offers close proximity to two of only eight licensed U.S.

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Industry Focus: Data Centers – To Serve And Protect

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And though the community has many obvious assets, including its transportation network, fast track permitting and high growth rate, it provides something extra valuable for those in the data business. Patrick Davis, Senior Design Phase Manager with the Chicago office of Mortenson Construction is impressed with Huntley. .

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Separated at Birth

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beltways) that permit motorists to avoid driving through the heart of major cities. million square feet of offices, apartments, public spaces, shops and restaurants. It was plagued by escalating cost and scheduling overruns, leaks, design flaws, the use of substandard materials and the death of a construction worker.

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Amazonia, USA

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We love Stonecrest, but we’re obliged to point out that the City Council hesitated to go all the way with the moniker switch: they offered to designate 345 acres in the 60-square-mile community as “the city of Amazon”—and two of the six council members voted against the proposed annexation. population.”

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