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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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The dedicated technology hub will help accelerate the Fortune 50 company’s technology transformation, serving as the epicenter for the team Lowe’s is hiring to help modernize its IT systems and build future retail experiences. San Antonio, TX is now billing itself as the “Cyber City”, and with good reason.

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Medellin, Colombia: How the world’s most dangerous city turned itself around

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To my untrained eye, it looks like any other busy retail thoroughfare. ” Medellin’s transformation from a violent war-zone to one of the world’s most forward-thinking cities is nothing short of remarkable. “Only now are we beginning to acknowledge and heal our wounds,” he says.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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Another popular economic development incentive offered by the state is the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, which enables local communities to partner with the State of Texas to promote job creation and significant private investment, helping assist economically distressed areas of the state. billion in capital investment.

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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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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. Key Incentives: Emerging Technology Fund, Enterprise Zones, Skills Development Fund, Renewable Energy Incentives, TX Industry Development Loan Program. million square feet of retail space and 8.2

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