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

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Louisiana will provide $14 million in funding over 10 years for expanded higher-education programs designed primarily to increase the number of annual computer science graduates. 1000 pound thrust; and Investments into new local capabilities including design, fabrication, and remote hot fire test capabilities for “Green” propulsion systems.

Metro 110
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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Every year, tens of thousands of people descend on the city for South by Southwest (SXSW), a nine-day stretch of festivals and conferences designed to highlight the hottest new entrants in the world of music, film and technology. serves the world’s most innovative electronics companies with analog and digital semiconductor design.

Austin 73
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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A major incentive is the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), which is designed to expedite the development and commercialization of new technologies and to attract and create jobs in technology fields. In San Antonio, Medtronic located a major expansion of its diabetes division, while Becton, Dickinson & Co. billion.

Texas 45
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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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To support intellectual property rights, Luxembourg offers an 80 percent tax exemption to income from patents, trademarks, design, models and software copyrights or domain names. It was founded in 2010 in San Antonio, Texas and has received previous funding from the Texas Technology Development Center’s McDermott Pre-Seed Fund.

Florida 63