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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Traditionally known as the “Creative Capital of the South,” Baton Rouge has established itself as a thriving high-tech hub for IT/software development and digital media while continuing to be an attractive location for corporate headquarters, relocations and traditional manufacturing. The new tech center will provide IBM’s clients in the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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California-based software development company, Smith Micro Software, has established a significant presence in the Pittsburgh region. The company, which develops software applications for mobile platforms, opened its R&D center in southwestern Pennsylvania in 2010. In the past decade, nearly $1.8 funding round.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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Patent Office in Detroit, the only one outside of the nation’s capital, came into being as a result of Michigan’s annual leadership position in intellectual property applications. The industrial park is zoned for heavy industry. Foreign Trade Zones that are “user friendly,” site-specific and allocated on an individual company basis.