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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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TENNESSEE FAST FACTS. I have to think this secures our future for another 25 year cycle,” Alcoa Tennessee Operations Location Manager Ken McMillen said. Over several months, the partnership engaged in negotiations with Alcoa to broker a deal to create the capital investment and jobs,” Daniels said. Tennessee Gov.

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Two-Way Street

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Bush and Al Gore were arguing over whether to stick our last budget surplus in a “lockbox” to keep Social Security solvent or to give wealthy Americans huge tax breaks. Tennessee and Shanghai share mutual strengths in advanced manufacturing, health care, aerospace and agriculture,” Haslam said. “We Two-way street, indeed.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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He is actively courting business in Japan, South Korea and China, and secured a major job-creating prize by convincing Golden Dragon Copper Tubing to set up its first U.S. The new investment credit, approved by the Alabama Legislature in spring 2015, was ready to be put to work as soon as Project Spike negotiations were concluded.

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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He is actively courting business in Japan, South Korea and China, and secured a major job-creating prize by convincing Golden Dragon Copper Tubing to set up its first U.S. The new investment credit, approved by the Alabama Legislature in spring 2015, was ready to be put to work as soon as Project Spike negotiations were concluded.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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The first was not unexpected, although China’s lead in developing alternative energy is expected to shrink as its ability to spur solar panel production is eliminated by trade negotiators enforcing a WTO decision citing China for subsidizing its industry.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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SELECTING TENNESSEE MADE EASY. In January, Business Facilities named Tennessee as our 2013 State of the Year , primarily due to its aggressive execution of a diversified growth strategy and robust job creation. 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs,” said Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam in a press release.

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