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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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The following updated post comes from the Office of the Press Secretary for the White House. On January 9, 2014, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five “Promise Zones.” THE PROMISE ZONES INITIATIVE. BREAKING NEWS: U.S.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. North Carolina has been laying out the welcome mat for businesses in a diverse group of industries, offering a growing talent pool of young skilled workers, an attractive quality of life and targeted incentives.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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Manufacturing continues to be a real wealth and job creator across South Carolina,” said Hitt. May was also a good month for North Carolina—the month it was announced that Cape Fear Arsenal Inc. The project was made possible in part by a performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund of up to $490,000.

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Barnaby: The America at Home Study Concept Home

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It provided a clear blueprint for the ideal home for the average American, with home offices, flex spaces, a guest suite and more, which is now used as the basis for Barnaby, the America at Home concept home. The upstairs houses two secondary bedrooms, one primary, a primary bath, family bathroom, home office, and a bonus surprise.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

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People with successful careers possess many admirable qualities, but one common denominator that these folks have is their willingness to push themselves out of their comfort zone. Our home base is in Las Vegas, where I am, though we also have offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Southern California, where we’ve expanded.

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September / October 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 5)

Business Facilities

Plus, a look at Qualified Opportunity Zones and Business/Industry/Tech Parks. The September/October 2019 Issue features the booming logistics and transportation industry. Read: September / October 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 5) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Bootstraps for Building

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Mack Trucks and other major factories that made Allentown a manufacturing hub headed for greener pastures (Mack moved to North Carolina) or overseas; the last major silk company closed its doors in 1989. Fast-forward to the end of the 20th century. 119,000, is one of the fastest-growing cities in Pennsylvania.