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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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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. During construction of the new riverfront complex, IBM will be temporarily lease space at the Essen Centre office complex in Baton Rouge. By Business Facilities Staff. From the July/August 2013 issue . But Huntsville, our no.

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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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INTERNATIONAL REPORT: Mexico’s Export Economy Adds Emerson

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Its reach even extends further afield to the European Union, Japan and Israel. Emerson made this investment because we believe Ciudad Acuña has a bright future ahead as a manufacturing location that enables us to meet global demand for our Metro storage products in a cost-competitive manner,” says Edward Monser, president and COO of Emerson.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. Food processing has a major footprint in Metro Little Rock.

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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. The north–south thoroughfares US Route 45 and Illinois Route 83 offer easy access to other Chicago metro communities. O’Hare International Airport is 20 minutes from Wheeling, directly accessible via I-294.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. In fact, two of Greater Omaha’s Fortune 1000 companies are in this sector, Union Pacific and Werner Enterprises. Metro Atlanta: A Biomed Sector Keeps Growing. The company will continue to maintain a presence at their Norwood location until their final lease ends in 2013.

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