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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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IOWA STARTS WITH MEGA SITES. Iowa’s program is one of the newest out there and is still under development. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (EDA) is currently working with McCallum Sweeney to build the program. “We The University of Iowa Research Park located in the city of Coralville (Photo: The University of Iowa).

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Iowa Economic Development Authority , for the Export Trade Assistance Program (ETAP). The International Office at the IEDA offers financial assistance to eligible Iowa small businesses to help companies market their products and services to a global audience. Any other fuel that is produced from a renewable or sustainable source.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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To facilitate collaboration across the four nodes and secure patient data, Farr Institute provides the physical and electronic infrastructure. Along with the branch of the Technical University Wildau on campus, the Educational Center for Biotechnology and Chemistry secures the long-term need for biotech-professionals.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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national security concern has been reducing our dependence on foreign oil. States poised for major growth in wind energy in coming years include Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Michigan. The Iowa wind energy industry supports up to 7,000 jobs, third in the country in employment related to the wind energy industry.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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Its most recent high-profile initiative is the December 2013 announcement by cyber-security firm Prolexic Technologies that it will move its global headquarters and round-the-clock security operations to Fort Lauderdale. Michigan was chosen over competing sites in Iowa and Mexico. Whirlpool plans to invest $18.9

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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The Black Forest Industrial Park, a 52-acre AdvantageSite in Ozark, AL, features a 29,580-square-foot building that is for sale or lease and can be adapted to clients’ specifications. The park also has a 29,580-square foot spec building that is for sale or lease and can be finished to the clients’ specifications.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership that secured 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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