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Open Borders

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Seattle and Vancouver, both burgeoning high-tech hubs, are engaged in an intense competition for the expansion dollars now being spent by tech giants like Microsoft who have long called the region home. Microsoft Founder Bill Gates and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella both spoke about globalization and education at the conference.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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Overall, global passenger travel also continues to increase, with most of the growth recorded in the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. percent in 2001 to an estimated 31 percent in 2013. Next-generation fuel-efficient aircraft, like Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, promise to deliver an estimated 15 percent better fuel burn rate.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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For example, this year we supplemented our traditional Best Education Climate ranking with a scorecard of the states that emerged out front in the fierce competition for federal Race to the Top education funding. Deloitte estimates that the U.S. Deloitte found the industry has an estimated indirect and induced employment of 2.36

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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From the gateway in the UK, we travel across Europe and give you a progress report on the countries and locations that are doubling down on their investment in biotech growth, which our friends across the pond like to quantify in three distinct segments: Red (pharma, medical), White (industrial) and Green (nutrition technology).

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Exciting products and fresh directions

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Some rebound in health care, education, and agriculture is forecast for next year, but private development and residential construction is predicted to continue its decline. After fifteen years as an Independent Timberline-certified Estimating consultant & trainer, we declined to renew. Yes, you read that correctly).

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