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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. By Jack Rogers From the January/February 2016 Issue. billion haul in capital investment for Alabama. GOOGLE CHOOSES ALABAMA.

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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By Jack Rogers From the January/February 2016 Issue. But if you assume that’s a reflection of the state’s business climate and economic growth strategy, you better think again. The Crimson Tide is rolling, big time, and now it’s brought in our top honor: Alabama is BF’s 2015 State of the Year. GOOGLE CHOOSES ALABAMA.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Virginia has a longstanding reputation as a workforce pioneer thanks to programs such as the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses. Since VA Gov. In August 2014, Gov.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said that despite 2015’s volatility, “the economy continued to reduce unemployment, raise wages and actually increase real GDP by 2.4 Forbes magazine reported in 2015 that the Cape Coral metropolitan area is No. Bankrate, 2015). Cape Coral ranks No. Investment Zones & Distinct Communities.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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From the January/February 2014 issue. The company expects to break ground on the new facility by the end of this year and begin tire production by 2016. The IT Innovation Centers are critical to our overall GM business strategy and IT transformation.”. IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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From the January/February 2014 issue. One of the biggest challenges facing the workforce right now isn’t lack of jobs; it’s the lack of necessary skills to fill the jobs now available in this new knowledge-based economy. By Jenny Vickers. And that’s the kind of story we hear again and again from executives,” Moret said.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Pick a successful growth strategy other states are starting to replicate and you’ll discover that Louisiana has made it work on a grand scale. In January 2010, Tennessee passed the First to the Top Act (FTTT). SL Tennessee will begin construction in August 2014 with a goal of being fully operational by April 2015.

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