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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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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. Your eyes weren’t deceiving you when you saw Detroit, MI sitting at No. Airbus is the largest customer of the U.S. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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Many know Michigan as a global center of the auto industry and some know its leading positions in office furniture manufacturing, venture capital growth, food processing and other industries. It is comprised of office and warehouse space ranging in size from a few hundred square feet to 90,000 square feet.

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Managing With Data (or How to Get Your Processes to Talk to You)

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The title caught their attention: Who does this former VP of Quality from Detroit think he is. If I stopped by your office now, for how many of those factors could you quickly show me good, well-organized data? Let’s say you are in a market with 10,000 annual permits and you build 200 of those homes—that’s 2% market share.

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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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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?

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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. The planners of the Interstate Highway System focused on moving people across the country quickly, so the grid incorporated several ring roads (a.k.a.

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Amazonia, USA

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” If that’s the main criteria for HQ2, permit us to point out that you can reach 80 percent of the U.S. The economic revitalization scenario has put Detroit into play in a lot of the top-10 speculation for HQ2. population.” population in less than two hours from the former Fort Monmouth U.S.

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