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

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Several sites within Hendricks County are foreign trade zones, too. A drive of just seven hours gets you to destinations including Chicago, Pittsburg, Atlanta or Memphis. The airport hosts the world’s second-largest FedEx hub and dedicated Cargolux service to Europe. Here again, the county delivers.

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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.