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

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Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. The riverfront complex is being built on the old Advocate newspaper site bordered by Main, North, Lafayette Street and River Road. 4 metro in Economic Growth Potential, has signaled it intends to defend its turf as a leading national center in aerospace.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Positive absorption remains in all industrial submarkets in DuPage County, showing continued strength and growth in the county in leasing, user sales and construction completions.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. Recently, the metro area was ranked second in the nation for its tech sector job growth by CBRE. After leasing the U.S. Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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Richelieu has leased a 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, and plans to employ 115 people. Interstate 294 is the eastern boundary of the Village, with interchanges at Lake Cook and Palatine Roads, and provides easy access to Chicago’s Loop and the interstate highway system.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Pine Island Road Commercial Corridor was completed last year, ready for innovators who want get in on the ground floor of a major commercial destination. Also included was a two-unit 9,985-square-foot, multi-tenant office building on Walnut Street at Hesperia Road. million in taxable sales to Hesperia’s economy, along with 137 jobs.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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As part of its portion of $72 million in state incentives for Hankook, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has pledged infrastructure improvements including widening interstate exit ramps and creating a five-lane access road to the Corporate Business Park’s southern entrance near the site of the new plant.

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