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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. Denver International Airport and three reliever airports create a solid foundation for 15,910 workers directly employed by aviation companies. Philadelphia Regional Port Authority; El Paso, TX Foreign Trade Zone No.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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The foundation work for the Highland turbines started last fall and should be done by the end of the year, with the turbines and the more than 650 blades set to go up by the end of 2015. also is building a 50-MW PV plant to supply El Paso Electric Co., The project is part of a $1.9-billion billion in project investment.