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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Little Rock no. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population. 1 of America’s 10 Great Places to Live in August 2013.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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In less than four months, 2,830 homebuyers in 85 counties have reserved more than $360 million in financing, creating an estimated 1,400 new jobs. Star Cinema Grill, a Houston-based movie theater chain, opened its first location outside the State of Texas in Downtown Arlington Heights in July 2013. Quinn said. In late 2013, Gov.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The new facility, which will increase Apple’s workforce in Austin to more than 6,700, will serve as the primary operations nexus for the company in the Americas outside of Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, CA, centralizing accounting, human resources, sales, marketing and finance. Youngstown, OH: Exports Engine.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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The foundation work for the Highland turbines started last fall and should be done by the end of the year, with the turbines and the more than 650 blades set to go up by the end of 2015. The developer, Houston-based Clean Line Energy, is awaiting approval from regulators in Iowa and Illinois before going ahead with the direct current line.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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IMPA communities work closely with the state of Indiana, which has embraced its agriculture industry as a foundational part of the Indiana economy. A Federal Empowerment Zone designation, two Urban Enterprise Zones, flexible financing and low business costs make Cumberland County competitive with all areas of the country.