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

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In addition to the 800 jobs that will be created at the Baton Rouge facility over the next four years, LSU estimates the project will result in approximately 542 new indirect jobs, for a total of approximately 1,342 new, permanent jobs in the Capital Region. Total investment for the combined development is estimated to be $55 million.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Collectively, SXSW is the highest revenue-producing event for the Austin economy, with an estimated economic impact of $167 million in 2011. Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. TEXAS FAST FACTS. Population (2011 Est.): 25,674,681.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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The project partners estimate a total volume of approximately 130 million Euros. Numbers for 2012 are not available yet, but it can be estimated that external funding will be higher after a rather meager year. The center of the cluster is based in Mainz. According to a regulatory filing, StemBioSys raised at least $2 million of a $3.5

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