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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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What is your strategy to keep the momentum going for an economic revival in the eastern part of Kentucky? Terry Gill, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. TG: Eastern Kentucky offers a wealth of resources and opportunities for manufacturing, service and technology-related companies.

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

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One of the biggest draws of the AED Summit is its specialized learning tracks which are segmented for leadership, management, product, sales, and more. This year’s event features training and techniques in concrete and masonry, countless exhibits from original equipment manufacturers, and educational certification seminars.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The GPEC chief added that he expects the Apple development in Mesa to draw other high-tech enterprises to the region. “Locating this Innovation Center in [the Atlanta area] makes good business sense because we can draw from a deep pool of local talent,” said Randy Mott, GM’s chief information officer. FILM INDUSTRY GROWS IN GA.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Site Location Factors For Automotive Suppliers

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Before Nissan’s location of an automobile manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee in 1983, there were no automotive manufacturing facilities south of Kentucky. 4) Labor Draw. Labor draw typically does not recognize political jurisdiction boundaries. Figure 2 : Vehicles Sold, 2004 — March 2013. 5) Disaster Risk.

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Cashing In on History’s Riches

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We’re still savoring our encounter with Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail, which draws thousands of people each year to the Bluegrass State to taste the golden elixir the locals create in oak-staved barrels (we’re still working our way through the samples we carried back with us from KY, one sip at a time). .”

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Overnight delivery service firm DHL is located at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). percent of the county’s workers have some postsecondary education, and a full 42 percent have earned college degrees. Education at all ages is a key priority. For example, 62.2

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Tiny overall gains, mixed sectoral results mark latest construction jobs, spending data

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year-over-year; educational, -2.7% million in 1993-94, according to the Department of Education….The million in 1993-94, according to the Department of Education….The hotels and resorts is drawing in buyers who stepped back from the industry prior to the recession,” the Journal reported on Wednesday. for the month and -5.6%