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

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Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. AIRBUS: POWERFUL ENGINE FOR GROWTH IN MOBILE REGION. Bobby Jindal said at the announcement of the IBM project.

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AT&T Eyes 100 U.S. Cities and Municipalities for Its Ultra-Fast Fiber Network

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The list of 21 candidate metropolitan areas includes: Atlanta, Augusta, Charlotte, Chicago,Cleveland, Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Greensboro, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City,Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Oakland, Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis, San Francisco, and San Jose.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Ontario Unveils Plans To Achieve An Energy Balance

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The Green Button Initiative will give consumers access to their energy data and the ability to connect to mobile and web-based applications so they can analyze and manage their energy use. The government will seek to expand the Smart Grid Fund, which has created more than 600 jobs and supported 11 projects developing innovative technologies.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Our judging panel, including leading site selection consultants, evaluates the overall impact of the project and assesses the effectiveness and innovation of the location’s approach to landing the deal. Airbus announced in July that it will invest $600 million in an aircraft assembly facility at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties.

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