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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. “Our

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Technology Center Opens At UL Lafayette Research Park

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CGI Federal recently celebrated the dedication of its 50,000-square-foot information technology center that serves as an anchor for the 143-acre University of Louisiana at Lafayette Research Park. million facility, a CGI Onshore IT Services Center of Excellence, will be home to 400 high-quality IT jobs at full employment. Photo: CGI).

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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So, in several of our more statistics-oriented categories, this year we have given extra credit for positive industry-specific employment numbers. We’ve broken the overall biotech ranking into several categories in this year’s report, including Biotechnology Strength/Employment.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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While standing next to each other during a press conference, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Lotte CEO Soon Hyo “Steve” Chung told a group of onlookers that the company would establish its headquarters in Lake Charles (relocating from Houston). By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2017 Issue. Photo: SWLA). Edwards said. “We

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. employment growth. PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: A BEVY OF ACTIVITY. The state of Louisiana as a whole consistently is ranked in the top 25 lists of states in all FTZ activity.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Deal said the Innovation Center is “is exactly the kind of employer we want in the state.” Projects: IBM Tech Center (Louisiana Economic Development), Pinewood Atlanta Studios (Fayette County Development Auth.), General Motors’ project in Georgia will generate an estimated direct economic impact of $1.6 Honorable Mentions.

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Black Gold Rush

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No state has a brighter employment picture: there are so many jobs being created in the Peace Garden State—(yep, that’s what the locals call it, and no, it’s not a more sedate version of New Jersey)—that many new hires are having a hard time finding lodging, sleeping in their cars or RVs while new housing is built.