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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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John Riddle, Turning Leaf’s VP and business development manager, says his company upped the ante after attending job fairs for trade students and being told they could make more working at McDonald’s. Since sweetening its compensation, Turning Leaf advertised for a senior project manager and got eight qualified candidates. .

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Michael Finney, President And CEO, Michigan Economic Development

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By the Business Facilities Staff. From the May/June 2014 issue. BF: The Michigan Business Development program offers cash incentives in increments up to $10 million. MF: The program is open to virtually all business expansions with the exception of retail and retention projects.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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By Jenny Vickers From the May/June 2016 Issue. The governors all had the same message: the United States is in a global competition for 21st-century jobs and, if we don’t have the skilled workers needed to fill the requirements of advanced manufacturers or emerging players in new high-tech growth sectors, the U.S. Since VA Gov.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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From the May/June 2013 issue. Key Incentives: Jobs Tax Credit, HQ Tax Credit, Data Center Tax Credit, Community Development Block Grant, Small Business Energy Loan Program. GDP (All Industry 2011): $266.5 We all felt a very profound sadness when the pot rooms closed. By Ed Felton. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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On a smaller scale, tangential acquisitions are proliferating like Enjoy Life Foods’ hook-up with Modelez, Hillshire Brands embrace of Tyson Foods and Earthbound Farms’ association with WhiteWave’s organic dairy business. Not all of these acquisitions have worked out. ConAgra bought Ralcorp in 2012 for $6.8 percent in 2012.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. DMDII has kicked off some major programs since the institute opened in 2015.

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

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By Business Facilities Staff. Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. From the July/August 2013 issue .

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