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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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“We’ve created an economic environment that keeps taxes low, has smart regulations, doesn’t allow for over-litigation and promotes a world-class workforce This combination lets families and employers keep more of what they earn and provides certainty for businesses to grow.”. 5 in Biotechnology Strength Employment Leaders, no.

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12 Skills Every Successful Construction Project Manager Should Have

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Their expectations for the construction work isn’t always feasible based on specifications, and a smart project manager can be honest and open about such matters. Construction Business Owners : Known as “The Business Management Magazine” for Contractors. Publications.

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Architecture Firm Billings Rebound Modestly in August

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This marks the first month with no employment growth since 2010, and only the second time ever that unemployment has had a net change of zero. Construction employment was essentially flat for the month, while architecture services employment increased modestly for the fifth consecutive month in July (the most current data available).

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Must expand its labor force, make new capital investment, or prevent loss of employment. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone. The credit is 20% of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT . The maximum grant is $1.5

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

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Jindal said the company is examining the feasibility of additional Louisiana projects that would bring the total new capital investment at its sites in the state to $1.2 San Jose, CA, San Francisco and New Orleans took the top three places, respectively, in BF’s new Information Technology Employment Leaders metro ranking.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Site Location Factors For Automotive Suppliers

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In concert with the recession-fueled decline of vehicle sales, automotive supplier production capacity and employment also dropped rapidly during the Recession. During the 2008-2009 period, annual U.S. light and heavy duty vehicle sales plummeted at an annual rate exceeding 20 percent; total vehicle sales dropped to roughly 10.5

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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In 2012, Berlin was ranked the top start-up region in Germany by Foreign Direct Investment magazine. DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitue (DFI) in Frankfurt: Bioprocess engineering, interface between research and industry. Source: Hessen Trade and Invest GmbH. More than 19,500 people are employed in the biotech/pharma sector in Hessen. billion Euros.

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