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

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IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge will deliver technology services including application development, application management and system integration. Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The local economic development office for Rochester, NH led the Recruitment Team for the project, and persevered during a two year selection and negotiation process, managing a complex package of deliverables. The city has adopted three NH Economic Revitalization Zones, offering corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses.

El Paso 106
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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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For example, starting in the industry with no home-selling experience and rising to be a top producer, division manager, or even developing and leading the training regimen for new salespeople. Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Meredith Chapman , 36, Area Sales Manager, K.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” Wilson predicts that these supply chain management improvements will continue even as higher volumes return to the market place. Spending in the U.S.

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The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part III: The Missing Link

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Other industries have managed to harness technology to boost productivity. People don’t leave their comfort zone without a highly compelling reason, and when it comes to technology, we have failed to convincingly provide that reason. From Jim Leiferman, View Homes, El Paso, Texas. Business Management. Innovation.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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XCOR is focused on the research, development, project management and production of safe, reliable, reusable launch vehicles (RLVs), rocket engines and rocket propulsion systems. Midland is located in the heart of West Texas, half way between Fort Worth and El Paso. The Foreign-Trade Zone Program adds to Port Freeport’s appeal.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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In recent years, NPPD has significantly upgraded its high-voltage transmission system, to enhance reliability and provide pathways for incorporating our state’s growing wind energy resources into the grid,” said NPPD Sustainable Energy Manager Dave Rich. also is building a 50-MW PV plant to supply El Paso Electric Co.,