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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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But when coupled with the right sets of policies and institutional environments, PPPs can be powerful catalysts for economic growth. MEDC touts recent projects such as Whirlpool, Two Men and a Truck, Stik.com and the creation of an urban innovation district in downtown Detroit as examples of its growing success.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Your eyes weren’t deceiving you when you saw Detroit, MI sitting at No. Yes, we know that Detroit became the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection, a process the city is expected to emerge from this year. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. cities for job-skills training.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. The Detroit-area consortium of businesses and universities, announced by the White House on the same day as the Chicago lab, will a focus on lightweight and modern metals manufacturing. Today, Method can?be

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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because of its strong pro-business environment. DuPage County has a business-friendly environment. It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more. 50 percent of all U.S. million tons).

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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Citibank is the largest American retail bank in Thailand while Western Digital, a computer hard drive manufacturer, is the largest employer of Thai nationals (approximately 25,000 people). Corporations from various industries, such as KPMG, General Electric, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Johnson & Johnson, are found in Thailand.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Ahold USA Retail. City of San Francisco, Department of the Environment. Institute for the Built Environment. USGBC Detroit Chapter. Advanced Comfort Solutions, Inc. Advanced Furniture Services. Advanced Home Energy Solutions. Aedis Ince. Affiliated Engineers, Inc. AGR Consulting. AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.

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Amazonia, USA

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The economic revitalization scenario has put Detroit into play in a lot of the top-10 speculation for HQ2. Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans and a native son who is leading efforts to revive Detroit’s downtown, says he will personally pitch Bezos on putting HQ2 in Motown.

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