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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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These programs have resulted in substantial upward mobility for current and new Broward County residents, while providing substantial returns on investment to local municipal partners through the generation of new revenue as a result of capital investments. Port Everglades, the 12 th largest cargo port in the U.S. Brick City Development Corp.

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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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Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners

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The new technology center in the Baton Rouge area has the potential to transform the region into a software development hub, which is one of our region’s targeted sectors,” said Baton Rouge Area Chamber CEO Adam Knapp. The new tech center will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the U.S.,

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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GM is hiring software developers, project managers, database experts, business analysts and other IT professionals for the Innovation Center in Roswell. The new tech center will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the U.S., IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Entries from 17 states that jousted for our top awards included a biotech mega-complex in Georgia, a world- class commercial aircraft assembly facility in Alabama, a yogurt plant in Idaho and even a refinery in Philadelphia. Honorable Mentions. This year, our judges have selected four entries to receive our Honorable Mention Awards.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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Once the overall expansion is complete, total employment at the Mobile complex is expected to reach approximately 4,600 people. At the facility, workers from manufacturers such as Toyota, Honda and Navistar train on the latest equipment from the world’s top industrial robot makers and automation software firms.

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