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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. AZLabs is located adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport making it a strategic location for unmanned and autonomous vehicle research and operations.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

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But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Entered By: Greater Phoenix Economic Council. The winner of our top award emerged from a collaborative effort between Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), DMB Associates, Salt River Project (SRP), Maricopa County and the City of Mesa. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. That’s kind of scary because when you pave the roads, it’s pretty baked in, so there’s this hope that the rest of our team would get there with product.”.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The state’s transportation network can move products easily and efficiently by air, rail, road and water to all points globally. Peoria has an abundant, educated workforce within a 30-minute drive from most major employment centers in the Phoenix metropolitan area. And there’s a momentum effect.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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The Vineland, NJ plant makes millions of cases of soups each year at its facility on West Elmer Road. Walking you through the permitting process. Streamlined approval processes for zoning, permitting and design also aid speed to market. Developing incentive packages and sources of capital. Photo: Ak-Chin Indian Community.).

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The 2008 announcement by then-owner Cerberus Capital Management that it would upgrade Jefferson North and expand its capacity by another 285,000 square feet almost immediately hit a huge bump in the road to recovery. It took a federal bailout and the acquisition of Chrysler by Italy’s Fiat to keep the third-largest U.S.

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