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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Completion is scheduled for August 2013 and the project is currently aiming for LEED Silver certification.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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Groundbreaking on the Phase 3 building, the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center, is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2014. In the greater Tucson region of Arizona, a federally funded workforce system is helping to develop training programs to meet the needs of industry, while helping get dislocated employees back to work. “We

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Labor Department forecasts that truck drivers will account for 43 percent of the growth in logistics jobs in the coming years. The 24th Annual State of Logistics Report predicts a continuing plague of overcapacity and rate problems for ocean carriers due to optimistic economic forecasts that led to companies expanding their fleets.