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

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In March, IBM announced a new 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge that will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the U.S. with services that address the increasing demand for flexible software to keep up with Big Data, cloud and mobile requirements they are facing.

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NOLA Tops Logistics List, San Jose Leading IT Hub In BF’s 2013 Metro Rankings Report

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Memphis, home to the global hub for FedEx, continued to command the top spot in BF ‘s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo Hubs) metro ranking. The Crescent City continues to grow as a leading IT/software development hub. Anchorage, AK held onto second place, followed by Louisville, KY, the North American hub for UPS. Far West U.S. -

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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BF: You recently announced that software player ForceX is putting its operations center in Nashville, a $1.8-million Can we expect the Nashville region to develop as an IT/software hub? BF: The airport in Memphis is one of the world’s busiest air cargo facilities, home to FedEx’s North American shipping hub. Bet the farm on it.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

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When I got out of the Army in 2014, I went to work for a retail developer and operator headquartered in Cincinnati while I was based out of Memphis. I started looking at just plan software for document management to streamline that process and make our workflows more efficient. I did that for a couple of years.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Endeavor Airlines, an executive jet line and Delta Air Lines subsidiary, moved its corporate headquarters from Memphis, Tenn., The program has attracted $236 million in private investments for small and emerging companies, particularly software, medical device and biotechnology firms, since it was launched in 2010.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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A drive of just seven hours gets you to destinations including Chicago, Pittsburg, Atlanta or Memphis. Considered the leading software security consulting firm in the world, Cigital decidedly chose Bloomington because of the pipeline of skilled graduates from Indiana University and Bloomington’s low-cost business environment (10.1

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

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A division of BlueScope Buildings North America based in Memphis, Tennessee, Varco Pruden Buildings provides steel building systems for low-rise commercial and industrial applications. VP Builders can design a building for a customer, make changes and produce drawings, checklists and export data for use with 3-D modeling software.