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

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via a 14,500-mile inland waterway system, six Class One railroads and a nexus of interstate highways, New Orleans is the port of choice for the movement of everything from steel, rubber and manufactured goods to commodities like coffee,” said Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. San Antonio appears in sixth place while Dallas grabbed eighth. “It

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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In 2015, San Marcos snared the largest job-creating project in the history of the city and surrounding Hays County—Amazon’s new fulfillment center, which is bringing more than 1,000 jobs to the region at the site. Amazon actively recruits U.S.

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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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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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Its central location—just about an hour’s drive from Austin or San Antonio, and about three hours from Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston—makes Marble Falls a great choice for commercial prospects. But being called “postcard pretty” ( The New York Times , Nov. TOMBALL IS TRUE TO ITS ROOTS.

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