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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Adjacent to San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training facility. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Open Borders

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Seattle and Vancouver, both burgeoning high-tech hubs, are engaged in an intense competition for the expansion dollars now being spent by tech giants like Microsoft who have long called the region home. Alleviating congested traffic between Vancouver and Seattle also is on the to-do list for CIC proponents. Canada border).

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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side

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The Port of Everett, 25 miles north of Seattle, has natural deep water access, on-dock rail with direct access to the BNSF main line and is an integral part of the aerospace logistics chain. The industrial park is zoned for heavy industry. 30 minutes to downtown Seattle. Some of its features include: Five minutes to I-5.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable. Mission Driven” A successful example of this approach is in Seattle, Wash.,

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. Today—fingers crossed—the word from Panama is that the expanded Canal is “96 percent complete.” for the first time.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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of Sterling Heights, one of 11 PMBC companies that ventured to Seattle to meet with the aerospace giant in August 2013. The Port of Everett, 25 miles north of Seattle, has natural deep water access, on-dock rail with direct access to the BNSF main line and is an integral part of the aerospace logistics chain. Photo: seattle.gov.).

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Adjacent to the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training facility. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.