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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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Initiatives include pipeline programs for high school students, skills training for mid-career employees, our innovative Justice to Journeyman program, full-tuition scholarships for in-demand careers, and large-scale reinvestments in training facilities. Kentucky is in the middle of a workforce revolution.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Arizona team worked closely with Maricopa County’s air-quality department to obtain the required permits for Apple. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. Nathan Deal announces General Motors will open an IT Innovation Center in Roswell creating 1,000 high-tech jobs and investing $26 million.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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The UPS Louisville hub is just two hours south by Interstate highway. That strategy is powered by highly effective collaboration between business, government, education, and other sectors, allowing faster decision-making and innovative, practical solutions for business needs. TUPELO/LEE FTZ: 15M SQ. Foreign-trade zones help U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. receives support from the Lexington office of the Kentucky Innovation Network and Commerce Lexington. Awesome Inc.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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With a diverse and well-executed economic development strategy, a workforce training program that sets the standard for the nation and a full menu of innovative incentives, Louisiana is marching forward on a path to prosperity,” Rogers said. 2 slot in this highly competitive category. Louisiana Marches In As Digital Media Leader.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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N ew technologies and business models have the heavy/discrete manufacturing industry on the verge of an innovative new period that promises greater productivity and the potential for lower costs, according to a recent report prepared by GE. advanced manufacturing. MANUFACTURING SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE. Photo: Enterprise Florida).

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Automotive Industry Focus: Hitting On All Cylinders

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The Bluegrass State’s automotive industry stretches back to 1913 when the state’s first Model T rolled out of a Ford assembly plant in Louisville, KY. That early success echoes today, as Ford operates two plants in Louisville. billion in its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, bringing with it 2,000 full-time jobs.