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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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It began with a groundbreaking flexible labor agreement in 2007 between Cerberus and the United Autoworkers Union which reduced entry-level wages for new hires to less than $16 per hour (longtime union workers at Jefferson North were making $28 per hour). The new contract eventually facilitated the takeover of Chrysler by Fiat.

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Serious And Funny Construction Definitions Contractors Enjoy Reading

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Aggravation Box - Computer with construction accounting software operated by a trainee. Black Box - Computer with construction accounting software operated by a trainee. Project Manager - The conductor of an orchestra in which every musician is in a different union. Bid - A wild guess carried out to two decimal places.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Traditionally known as the “Creative Capital of the South,” Baton Rouge has established itself as a thriving high-tech hub for IT/software development and digital media while continuing to be an attractive location for corporate headquarters, relocations and traditional manufacturing. The new tech center will provide IBM’s clients in the U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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The jobs will be in engineering, user-interface design and other high-paying careers in building software and making apps. It provides a platform for entry-level software developers to demonstrate their skills regardless of how they acquired their training. GE’s Digital Division will employ hundreds of people in the coming years.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. Innovation districts consist of office space, residential buildings and mixed-use retail that converge with start-ups, business incubators, mass transit and university-based research to become the new centers of urban economies. million in capital investment.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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is expanding their Midtown software innovation center for 300 more jobs, and Salesforce expanded its regional headquarters in Atlanta with 600 jobs. From full-service, large-scale managed IT solutions to custom software, online and app development, West Michigan’s high-tech industry can build solutions from the ground up.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Name a growth sector—digital media, advanced manufacturing, IT/software—and Louisiana has a specific program geared to welcome new players, with a proven track record of successful startups. Louisiana’s best-in-the-nation Digital Interactive Media and Software Development Incentive intrigued the company, which began looking at New Orleans.

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