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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh together with Westinghouse Electric Company. The Port of Little Rock, on the Arkansas River is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and a United States Customs Point of Entry. Skilled Workforce Ready In Greater Omaha.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Sustainable electricity is another example of Iowa’s forward-looking approach to meeting the needs of tomorrow. Today, Iowa generates more of its electricity from wind than any other state—more than 36 percent. At the same time, industrial electricity rates in Iowa are nearly 20 percent below the national average, and U.S.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Since the onset of shale gas production, Pennsylvania businesses and homeowners have benefited from a 50 percent decline in natural gas prices and a corresponding 40 percent reduction in the cost of electricity. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S., Wind power in the U.S. The expansion will?be