Higher Education Partnerships: Closing The Gap
Business Facilities
JUNE 13, 2022
Partnerships with higher education organizations are making a clear impact on businesses today, especially regarding workforce training.
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MAY 8, 2024
In higher education , he has led teams on major projects at the University of California, Irvine, and University of Texas at Austin. He was responsible for establishing the SmithGroup office in Atlanta in 2021. As design principal at SmithGroup, he managed project teams, staffing and billing for $100 million in projects.
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Skilled labor shortage amplifies need to boost vocational education
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Vocational education is disappearing. in states like Nevada, Arizona, Texas and Florida) where populations are skyrocketing and new construction is booming. The problem is the systematic de-emphasis of vocational education in America’s schools. And yet, school systems still devalue vocational education as a matter of policy.
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Texas Governor Presented With 2016 State Of The Year Award
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was presented with Business Facilities’ 2016 State of the Year Award by Senior Account Executive Joyce Wasserman, along with a proclamation from Chief Business Officer Ted Coene. Significant progress in workforce development and higher education.
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Lassoing Jobs in Texas
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 29, 2013
Not so in Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry has fiercely embraced his role as champion of the state’s economic development program, ready to saddle up and steer herds full of jobs into the big Texas corral from near and far. Perry moved into the top state office when then-Gov. We told Gov.
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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 9, 2016
For a list of Texas economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. This program is a matching grant program to assist eligible institutions of higher education in recruiting distinguished researchers. FINANCING & GRANTS. of qualified in-state spending.
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40 Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.
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TX Tops Cybersecurity Leaderboard, KS Surges In Wind Power
Business Facilities
JULY 25, 2019
Texas has topped the leaderboard in Cybersecurity Growth Potential and Kansas is the top-ranked state for the percentage of electricity generated from Wind Power in Business Facilities ‘ 15th Annual Rankings Report , released this week.
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PowerSchool Investing $1.8M, Creating 96 Jobs In Virginia
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 4, 2017
PowerSchool, a leading education technology platform for K-12, will invest $1.8 The company also considered California, Pennsylvania, and Texas for the project, which will retain 85 existing jobs and create 96 new jobs. million to expand its operations in the City of Roanoke, VA. Photo: PowerSchool). said Governor Terry McAuliffe.
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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 22, 2016
Here’s the good news: most of the states (and the federal government) got the memo (Workforce Training is Job One) and they are moving aggressively to put in place innovative and highly effective workforce training programs that put forward-thinking businesses and higher education resources on the same team. VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING.
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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona
Business Facilities
AUGUST 23, 2017
What’s more, Arizona offers a robust portfolio of programs and resources supporting both large and emerging tech employers. Moreover, The Phoenix East Valley region, anchored by Mesa, has a much higher educational attainment rate than the national average. Options for build-to-suit “Class B” office product.
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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Texas Governor Rick Perry. Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. Our recipe for success in Texas is simple,” he said. By Jack Rogers.
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49 GM To Hire 1,000 High Tech Employees In Phoenix Region
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 7, 2013
General Motors is hiring 1,000 high-tech employees to staff an Information Technology Innovation Center in this Phoenix suburb, joining Austin, Texas; Roswell, Ga., “Recruiting talented IT professionals is intensely competitive,” said GM Chief Information Officer Randy Mott. and Warren, Mich.,
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Best Universities for Masters in Architecture in the USA | Masters in Architecture in USA 2022
CivilJungle
APRIL 29, 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics undertakes an 4% employment expansion for Architects between 2018-and 2028. identical to a four-year medical degree, but doctors tend to control more high earnings throughout their employment. William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas.
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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 3, 2012
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. Texas Rules The Roost In Best Business Climate.
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Oscar Expands In Arizona
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 3, 2016
Founded in 2012, Oscar makes health insurance simple, transparent and human and now offers plans in New York, New Jersey, Texas and California. The Oscar Concierge is a unique program which allows Oscar to deliver a more personal experience to educate and empower our members.”. Courtesy of EverWest Real Estate Partners).
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Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage
Business Facilities
APRIL 16, 2018
As cyber threats multiply at an exponential rate, an emerging cybersecurity sector tries to keep pace, with government agencies forming close alliances with world-class institutions of higher education. Read: Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage at BusinessFacilities.com.
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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 9, 2014
The following post comes from the Office of the Press Secretary for the White House. Empowering every child with the skills they need by increasing enrollment in high quality pre-K programs; installing a STEM focus in the local school district; expanding enrollment in Early College Programs; and improving adult education opportunities.
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New Jersey’s CCIT Helps Companies Generate Over $130M In Revenues
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 17, 2016
Including New Jersey’s own Princeton University, tenant companies have collaborated with six of the eight Ivy League universities throughout the country, as well as with cancer research/treatment facilities Sloan Kettering in New York and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. CCIT has graduated over 40 companies.
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SK Siltron Investing $302M In Michigan Semiconductor Wafer Plant
Business Facilities
AUGUST 26, 2021
The company, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Siltron, considered sites in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas but ultimately chose Michigan due to its talent and proximity to automakers. The MSF also approved a 15-year State Essential Services Assessment exemption valued at $4.4 Bay Future, Inc.
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IBM Announces Creation Of 800-Job Technology Center In Downtown Baton Rouge
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 9, 2013
IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge is the result of an innovative, public-private partnership that will include expanded higher-education programs related to computer science as well as a major new riverfront development that will accelerate the revitalization of downtown Baton Rouge. The approximately $30.5 million), as well as $12.7
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87 UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 16, 2014
The following updated post comes from the Office of the Press Secretary for the White House. Ensuring all youth have access to a high-quality education, and are prepared for college and careers through its Promise Neighborhoods initiative, by partnering with the Youth Policy Institute and L.A. BREAKING NEWS: U.S.
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45 COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8 The approximately $30.5
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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
The Volunteer State, which also won our top honor in 2009, joins Texas as the only multiple winner in the annual competition since the award was created in 2007 (the Lone Star State won in 2012 and 2007). Runners-up in the 2013 competition included Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania. RACING TO THE TOP IN EDUCATION.
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Texas: Tri-Agency Workforce?Initiative Aims To Meet 21st Century Job Needs
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 19, 2016
The Initiative will be spearheaded by TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, THECB Commissioner Raymond Paredes and TWC Commissioner Andres Alcantar, who will embark on a series of statewide Regional Education and Workforce meetings and will report back with their findings and recommendations. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant offer of $9.75
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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 11, 2017
The mHUB community consists of entrepreneurs, manufacturers, investors, mentors, engineers and designers, as well as education and industry partners.”. GE’s Digital Division recently opened an office in Providence to tap into the tech talent. “We GE’s Digital Division will employ hundreds of people in the coming years.
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Business Report: Oilfield Supplier Tejas Tubular Sets New Plant in Norfolk, NE
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 5, 2014
Photo: State of Nebraska, Office of the Governor.). a Texas-based oil country tubular goods (OCTG) manufacturer, to the greater Norfolk, NE area. Demonstrate growth in employment and/or revenue during any two of the past five years. Dave Heineman recently welcomed the expansion of Tejas Tubular Products Inc.,
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Open Borders
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella both spoke about globalization and education at the conference. We reported on a resolution that emerged from an historic meeting in Harlingen, TX of the Bi-National Economic Development (BiNED) organization.
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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 19, 2014
Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico. Targeted workforce development curriculum from the region’s community colleges makes advanced manufacturing one of the region’s top employers—both domestic and international.
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47 STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Texas isn’t resting on laurels or stuck on past platitudes. With multiple programs offering competitive incentives and financing to qualified recipients, Texas’ commitment to the economy, the people, and quality of life is without equal. From the September/October 2013 issue. This isn’t an accident. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE.
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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
Bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the south and Texas to the west, the sky is literally the limit for an area where an estimated $48 billion in private investments already have been announced, including several mega-projects in the natural gas industry. From the September/October 2013 issue.
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57 Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. Nowhere is this more evident that in the unprecedented cooperation between higher education resources and business in LA.
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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 19, 2012
The second most expansive state in the United States with the second largest population, Texas is home to more than 25 million people and features a diverse landscape of rivers, swamps, plains, mountains, woods and desert. Texas also has a well-earned reputation as the best state in the U.S. to do business. exports, which grew by 15.8
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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40
Pro Builder
APRIL 7, 2021
Other members of the class started at the bottom as a laborer, bought the business from their boss and then flourished, one by repositioning his company to build high-performance homes and the other by expanding and opening a second office and hiring more staff. . Eder Gallardo , 35, VP, Edward’s Homes of El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
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98 FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2014
According to the program website, START-UP NY is geared to give businesses access to resources of world-class higher education institutions, including industry experts and advanced research laboratories. The geographic boundaries have been extended, and capital investment and employment eligibility requirements have been reduced.
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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running
Business Facilities
AUGUST 5, 2019
Known for its roots in agriculture, education and healthcare, Lubbock’s economy is often perceived as a three-legged stool. As the world’s largest analog/mixed-signal foundry group manufacturing silicon wafers for mixed-signal integrated circuits, X-FAB Texas is home to the world’s first six-inch silicon carbide (SiC) foundry.
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87 Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN
Business Facilities
JULY 6, 2016
And those pro-business factors are evident in Brunswick County with low operating costs, exceptional transportation and utility infrastructure, a strong commitment to education and workforce development and the commitment to work in partnership with business. It is well known that Virginia is one of the best locations for business in the U.S.
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41 FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 23, 2012
Companies located here include the University of Pittsburgh’s Roar Lab, UPMC’s Technology Development Center and Google’s new office. Over the summer, the company expanded into a 40,000-square-foot office in Larimer’s Bakery Square. Austin, Texas has emerged in recent years as a new technology powerhouse, ranking No.
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62 Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
The Texas capital edged the Louisiana capital for this year’s growth prize, but the outlook in both of these cities is so robust we’re tempted to retire the category and declare these two locations permanent winners. The Apple facility in Texas will become one of four global operations centers for the tech giant outside of its California HQ.
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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Officers accept entries of merchandise, clear passengers, collect duties and enforce various provisions. employment growth. Dyersburg/Dyer County is a regional hub for employment, education, medical services and agribusiness. federal government and conducts immigration policy and programs. Located in or near a U.S.
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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Star Cinema Grill, a Houston-based movie theater chain, opened its first location outside the State of Texas in Downtown Arlington Heights in July 2013. Both Paylocity and Aurico Reports, Inc. were named to the 2013 “Inc. 5000” list, representing the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the country.
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51 FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Jobs in this industry are in line with the types of employment opportunities that are sought after: stable, well-paid, semi- and high-skilled labor jobs, as well as managerial, design and engineering positions. semiconductor employment is the biggest job growth sector overall with employment rising nationwide by 3.7 In the U.S.
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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
There are approximately 200,000 individuals employed in the tech sector in the Atlanta MSA—the sixth largest metro area in the nation for technology employment. This diverse group of thought leaders and innovators educate, inspire and stimulate change with the ultimate goal being deep discussion and action. Former Gov.
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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 18, 2013
The Internet company received a $2-million incentive package (tied to job-creation commitments) for its relocation to the 100,000-square-foot office. of employment in its biotech sector, anchored by its world-class research institutions, including the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota. million paint shop.
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