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JULY 29, 2013

Memphis, home to the global hub for FedEx, continued to command the top spot in BF ‘s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo Hubs) metro ranking. San Jose, CA, San Francisco and New Orleans took the top three places, respectively, in BF ‘s new Information Technology Employment Leaders metro ranking. Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

San Jose 80

San Jose Metro San Francisco Memphis 80

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AUGUST 5, 2013

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.

Metro 110

Metro Memphis Louisiana Mobility 110

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AUGUST 27, 2014

BF: You recently announced that software player ForceX is putting its operations center in Nashville, a $1.8-million Can we expect the Nashville region to develop as an IT/software hub? Private sector R&D activity in Tennessee is increasing, with R&D employment growing by 10 percent during the past five years alone.

Tennessee 46

Tennessee Nashville Memphis Nevada 46

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MAY 14, 2014

Photo: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.). Minneapolis alone generated nearly 15,000 new jobs from 2010 to 2012, according to an analysis last year by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Agricultural commodities giant Cargill Inc., to Bloomington, near the Minneapolis-St.

Minnesota 45

Minnesota Minneapolis United States Industrial 45

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JANUARY 14, 2014

The area’s quality of life and existing employers in fields such as bioscience, medical devices and motorsports have drawn highly skilled workers. Providing a skilled workforce to current and future employers has become a priority of the entire region. For example, 62.2 Funded by county government and the U.S.

Indiana 49

Indiana America Roads Indianapolis 49