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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE. BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers noted that the top three—and this year’s no.

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MVP Group Establishes Manufacturing Operations In Fulton, KY

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To encourage the investment and job creation in Fulton, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved the company for tax incentives up to $2 million through the Kentucky Business Investment program. On behalf of the city of Fulton I would like to thank Gov. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship.

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IEER Report: Small Modular Reactors a “Poor Bet” To Revive Failed Nuclear Renaissance in U.S.

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The IEER report has implications for SMR companies headquartered—or with planned test sites—in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee. What about grid stability, if SMRs supply almost 25 percent of the electricity by 2035 (as has been suggested). Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Rising stars Tennessee and Indiana, our fourth- and fifth-ranked states in Best Business Climate, show no signs of abandoning their upward mobility in this flagship category. In January 2010, Tennessee passed the First to the Top Act (FTTT). At press time, Tennessee Gov. TN is Race to the Top Leader.

Louisiana 111
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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. The communities that are served by rural electric cooperatives in this region have the advantage of proximity to the vast majority of the United States population. I-69: Logistics Cluster in the Heart of Michigan. Great Lakes U.S.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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This is a definite asset for companies when it comes to finances and safety. Contributing to the area’s outstanding infrastructure are Johnson County REMC, a member-owned electric distribution cooperative, and Hoosier Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale power and services to the distribution cooperative.