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Location Focus: New York – The Empire State Leverages Its Strengths

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The program transforms State University of New York (SUNY) campuses, private colleges and universities, and university communities across the state into tax-free zones for new and expanding businesses. ?Business Chamber of Commerce Enterprising States, 2011). Chamber of Commerce Enterprising States, 2011). Kennedy Airport.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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percent increase from 2011, remaining at 8.5 percent increase over 2011 levels. The Decatur airport provides another important transportation option; with runways of 8,500 feet in length and 150 feet wide the airport is capable of handling large freight carrying aircraft. Spending in the U.S. trillion in 2012, a 3.4

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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With strong support from our leaders in Springfield and Macon County, we’ve been able to get this project off the drawing board and into operation quickly. billion in 2012 after soaring 30 percent in 2011. Decatur is also home to Foreign Trade Zone #245 and a U.S. Exports from Illinois rose 5.1 percent to $68.1 In 2012, Gov.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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One of the most compelling reasons for Northrup Grumman’s decision to invest in Florida was the availability of aviation workforce and the large “badgeable” talent pool with which to draw from. With 19 commercial airports, Florida airports are some of the most frequented travel destinations in the U.S.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Facets of Florida

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According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Florida’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2011 was approximately $754 billion, the fourth largest economy in the United States. North Central Florida prospers with natural resources, convenience to large markets and intermodal transportation channels such as rail systems and commercial airports.

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State Focus: New York – Accelerating Biotech Innovation In The Empire State

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One of the prime reasons for Islip’s attractiveness to local, national, and international businesses is the proximity these businesses have to Long Island— MacArthur Airport (LIMA), which the Federal Aviation Administration has defined as being on-par with LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy Airport.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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By December 2011, Texas employers had replaced all of the jobs shed during the recession compared with the nation’s 44 percent recovery. The Lone Star State was named 2011’s leading exporting state for the tenth year in a row (according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce) with exports in 2011 totaling more than $249.8

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