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Deal of the Decade

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The RFP appears to be Boeing’s trump card aimed at breaking a long-running dispute with the Machinists union in Everett, WA, Boeing’s long-time production hub and current home to its 777 assembly line. Industry analysts view the RFP as a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock and bring the union back to the bargaining table.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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In San Antonio, Medtronic located a major expansion of its diabetes division, while Becton, Dickinson & Co. Its drilling units have worked on 97 percent of the wells in the shale and the company invested $30 million last year to open a new operations center outside of San Antonio.

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

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San Antonio appears in sixth place while Dallas grabbed eighth. “It The European Union has been in intense negotiations with Beijing in recent weeks to try to resolve the trade dispute, and the latest reports say a tentative agreement has been reached. Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston.

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