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From the July/August 2013 issue . In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. So, without further ado, here is Business Facilities’ 2013 Rankings Report.
From the July/August 2013 issue . At least 65 percent of these funds will be provided for expansion of the Computer Science Division of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at LSU. By Business Facilities Staff. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. GLOBAL RANKINGS.
Business Facilities , a national publication focused on site selection and economic development, began releasing the results of its 9th Annual Rankings Report on July 22, 2013. “The Lone Star State repeated its success in our 2012 rankings with a tour de force just as impressive in our 2013 package.” WA also notched a no.
2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, including revised building envelope provisions. Requirements for stormwater management are enhanced, and new requirements added for bicycle parking and for preferred parking for low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicles.
From the July/August 2013 issue. The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. However, defense companies face an uncertain 2013.
ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). From the May/June 2013 issue. Sandvik, US Engine Valve, Schneider Electric and BorgWarner Automotive. In January of 2013, the Oconee County Economic Development Commission released its new five-year strategic plan for economic development. By Dominique Cantelme.
From the May/June 2013 issue. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) is seeking approval to construct a state-of-the-art natural gas fueled electric generation facility in Cecil County, MD. Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense. By Jonathan Sanders. Reasor, Jr.,
automotive production, with more than 900,000 vehicles produced in 2013. million) to buy equipment that will be housed on campus to train students in robotics, electrical and other high-tech skills required in manufacturing. million homes, making wind the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S. power by 2030.
From the July/August 2013 issue. In May 2013, the governor signed into law landmark legislation that positions Mississippi as a leading destination for energy-related economic development. The state has announced several major economic development projects in the first two quarters of 2013. In April 2013, Gov.
From the January/February 2013 issue. We just recently had the announcement of the first Airbus supplier: Labinal is part of the aerospace giant Safran Group and is a global leader in electrical wiring systems. Greg Canfield, Secretary, Alabama Department of Commerce. By Business Facilities Staff. Has the program been a success?
From the July/August 2013 issue. Washington has long been a leader in aerospace/defense manufacturing, but the state now is getting competition from right-to-work states like South Carolina, which snared Boeing’s 787 assembly facility. By 2020, renewable electricity will make up over 80 percent of the power consumed in the state.
From the July/August 2013 issue. s commercial banking anticipate the state’s real GDP (adjusted for inflation, it is the output of all goods and services produced by workers and property in the state) to increase to $443 billion in 2013, an increase of 3 percent from $430 billion in 2012. percent in 2013 and 6.7 billion in 2011.
From the July/August 2013 issue. The majority of the property improvement costs are designated for building renovations, electrical service upgrades for both properties, and rehabilitation of the rail service to both buildings. Great Lakes BF-July/Aug-2013 Chicago Executive Airport manufacturing Wheeling' By Sharon Clark.
Oklahoma previously set a Renewable Energy Portfolio standard requiring it to get 15 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2015, but the state hit the target early, in 2013. OK currently gets more than 18 percent of its electricity from renewables, a share Fallin projects will continue to grow at a steady pace.
VW is ramping up production at its new plant in Chattanooga, Nissan is rolling out the all-electric Leaf in Smyrna and General Motors has given a new mission to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders.
Ontario’s estimated 2013electricity production mix is 59 percent nuclear, 28 percent renewables, 11 percent natural gas, and 2 percent coal. The forecasted 2025 electricity production mix: 42 percent nuclear, 46 percent renewables, and 12 percent natural gas. THE RAIN THAT TURNED TO WINE. million and 55.8
From the March/April 2013 issue. million) to buy equipment that will be housed on campus to train students in robotics, electrical and other high-tech skills required in manufacturing. By Jack Rogers. Like most of our friends from the Deep South, Gov. Shelton State and AIDT have been critical in the success of these efforts.”.
From the September/October 2013 issue. Texas manufacturing companies may also be exempt from paying state sales and use tax on electricity and natural gas used in the manufacturing process. In the third quarter of 2013, total employment in the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 145,608, a growth of 1.75
From the May/June 2013 issue . This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. Photo: Bon.lt.com.). By Business Facilities Staff. Great Lakes U.S.
President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense.
From the January/February 2013 issue. Micron’s investment payback is estimated at less than two years, with approximately $120,000 ongoing annual savings in electricity. Aerojet, a major space and defense contractor also based in Folsom, has a corporate mandate for sustainability in all areas of its organization.
A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7
From the January/February 2013 issue. Rogers added that the Economic Development Deal of the Year judging panel was impressed by the cooperation between eBay and Utah to develop alternative energy resources, including wind energy power generation, which will be used to provide electricity to the Draper facility. Picking The Winner.
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The other front was for the real estate community to stop playing defense against entitlement processes, development standards, and zoning procedures that varied widely from city to city within the Salt Lake Valley. Also, starting in 2020, every home is pre-wired for an electric vehicle charging outlet.
state in two industries on which aerospace depends – fabricated metal product manufacturing, and electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing. The organization’s work has drawn international praise and attention for its leadership in industry cluster collaboration.
percent in 2011 with top exporting industries that included petroleum and coal products, chemicals, computer and electronic products, non-electrical machinery and transportation equipment. It outperformed overall U.S. exports, which grew by 15.8 These developments are by no means the only progress to report.
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh together with Westinghouse Electric Company. defense contracts. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2013, and completion of construction of the first manufacturing buildings is planned for 2015.
Electrical and Smc Products. Carris pipes and tubes manufacture aquatech water storage tanks, cold boxes, defense drop boxes, garbage bins, and a host of custom-molded artifacts. 2012: Our first defense supply to ordinance factory board. 2013: Expanded our capacity at aquatech polymer products. Founding Year: 2013.
Brady McKinney , Huston Electric. He and his team have successfully used it to train every coordinator in the company since 2013. Director, Electrical Contracting. Huston Electric. Brady proudly heads up the Electrical Contracting division of Huston Electric after starting as an intern ten years prior.
Construction officially started on the $600-million facility in April 2013 and aircraft assembly is planned to begin in 2015, with a targeted 2016 delivery of its first A320 jetliner. In late 2013, Gov. Mobile landed a crown jewel of the commercial aircraft sector with Airbus’ decision to put its A320 final assembly line in the city.
Oil and Gas Service Industry Manufacturing Credit (AS 43.20.049): As part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013, this is a credit of 10% of qualified oil and gas industry service expenditures, up to $10 million per taxpayer per year. The tax credit cannot exceed $2 million dollars per year per facility that produces electricity.
In addition to the manufacturing industry and California’s small business employers, the Panel also prioritizes nanotechnology, biotechnology and life sciences, goods movement and transportation logistics, aerospace and defense, advanced IT services, multimedia/entertainment, healthcare, construction, agriculture and renewables.
The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States.
percent annually from 2013 to 2015, outpacing the national average of 2.46 In July 2016, Eurotranciatura, a subsidiary of the world’s largest steel lamination company for electrical rotating machines, announced it will invest $12.6 manufactures steel lamination products for electrical motors and generators.
When you think of community development, job creation, investment and business retention and expansion an electric generation and transmission company wouldn’t top the list. As a non-profit electric cooperative founded in 1949, Hoosier Energy is owned by its members. Hoosier Energy is unique. Hitachi Powdered Metals (USA) Inc.,
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