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

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In March, IBM announced a new 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge that will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the U.S. with services that address the increasing demand for flexible software to keep up with Big Data, cloud and mobile requirements they are facing.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

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When I got out of the Army in 2014, I went to work for a retail developer and operator headquartered in Cincinnati while I was based out of Memphis. So it was quite complicated when you talked about the deep foundation and getting utilities—particularly electrical—to the building. I did that for a couple of years.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Reno also is vying to become a leading test center for drones and is in the running for what likely will be the biggest economic development prize this year: Tesla’s lithium battery plant, from which the electric carmaker intends to supply batteries to the entire U.S. Can we expect the Nashville region to develop as an IT/software hub?

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Incorporated in 1949, Hoosier Energy is a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) providing wholesale electric power and services to 18 member distribution cooperatives in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois to meet the collective electricity needs of more than 750,000 residents, businesses, industries and farms.

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

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Powering the melon producers is WIN Energy REMC, one of the 18 electric distribution cooperatives of the generation and transmission cooperative, Hoosier Energy. By working together we can make a difference and keep electricity affordable for our local farmers.”. Indeed, the vitality of agribusiness is strong across the state.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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GSA is ahead of schedule in reducing its potable water and electricity use. LoraxPro Software. Byrne Electrical Specialists. JMPE Electrical Engineering. Schneider-Electric. USGBC Memphis Regional Chapter. GSA reduced emissions from federal buildings more than 20 percent compared with 2008. LivingHomes.

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Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing

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In July 2016, Eurotranciatura, a subsidiary of the world’s largest steel lamination company for electrical rotating machines, announced it will invest $12.6 manufactures steel lamination products for electrical motors and generators. Eurotranciatura, a joint venture between Euro Group S.p.A and Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.,