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JUNE 27, 2016

Michigan has a rich history of innovation, a skilled workforce, and leading academic institutions prepared to engage in the emerging public UAS space. Unmanned aerial systems represents a new industry with great economic potential for commercial and defense sectors, and Michigan is in position to play a major role in the emerging market.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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JULY 13, 2016

An interview with Craig Spohn, Executive Director/President of the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, LA, plus a look at the ramifications of the Paris climate accord. Read Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Craig Spohn, Cyber Innovation Center on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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MAY 26, 2014

When you create a place that rewards innovation and hard work and frees people to do best in pursuit of their dreams, good things happen. Like many cutting-edge companies, GEICO knows that Texas is a great destination for innovative companies looking to excel.”. He has agreed to do so through the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

CFM has logged total orders and commitments with airlines for more than 7,500 LEAP jet engines – and it does not enter service until 2016. I am thrilled that GE Aviation, a company that has and continues to lead in technological innovation, has put their faith in Indiana, a state that produces our nation’s best and brightest.”.

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JUNE 29, 2016

By Jack Rogers From the May/June 2016 Issue. State and local officials also have come up with innovative solutions that permit major industries to expand without tapping into the local supply of fresh water. For Koch Industries’ $1.3-billion OK is home to the largest U.S. programs.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Alabama got a turbocharged boost to the top of our automotive scoreboard from the Alabama Industrial Development Training [AIDT] program, an innovative leader in workforce training initiatives that specializes in developing on-site training facilities for key industries, including aerospace, ship-building and automotive. customers,” Prof.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

BF: In 2016, 54 startups in Michigan received more than $222 million from MI venture capital firms. JN: Innovation and the entrepreneurial drive are among the distinctive features of Michigan’s heritage and an essential part of the state’s economic DNA. Is the state expanding its programs to support entrepreneurship?

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JUNE 16, 2016

Since then, the building has seen rapid fulfillment, leading to the development of Global Water Center II to advance water industry cluster development and innovation above and beyond its current assets. Through organizations such as M-WERC, companies can tap this expertise for innovative, cost-effective and efficient energy solutions.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

The latest innovation emerging from Iowa is transforming the chemical business from one based on oil to one based upon bioproducts. INNOVATION DRIVES GROWTH IN QUAD CITIES. New investment and innovation driving the Quad Cities regional economy. and the tsunami of new technologies that are vastly changing the industry.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

percent in 2016, was down 0.8 of Labor BLS, noted that New England’s unemployment rate was measurably lower than the national average in 2016—Maine’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in December 2016, marking the sixth consecutive month the rate had declined. percent the same time in 2016. percentage points to 4.9

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MAY 5, 2016

By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. 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.

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APRIL 8, 2016

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. The Innovation Campus at Wichita State is a new and unique partnership that combines the university’s world class aviation research with industry expertise. Department of Homeland Security is constructing its new National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, a $1.25

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MAY 6, 2016

Powe Center for Innovative Technology within MSU’s Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park (PRNewsFoto/Insitu, Inc.). Powe Center for Innovative Technology within MSU’s Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park. Insitu will establish its new Mississippi facility at the Ralph E.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

. “With this groundbreaking partnership and our $30 million investment for the most advanced drone testing in the country, we are establishing Central New York and the Mohawk Valley as the premiere destination for businesses at the forefront of innovation,” said Governor Andrew M.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Key centers of innovation and collaboration in Pittsburgh include Innovation Works, the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Institute. defense contracts.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Anything developed but not procured or under contract will be reallocated into 2016 targets. The government will seek to expand the Smart Grid Fund, which has created more than 600 jobs and supported 11 projects developing innovative technologies. Cisco says the deal could help it expand its workforce in the province to 5,000 by 2024.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

SMUD: ENERGY INNOVATORS. Since its inception in 1946, the community-owned Sacramento Municipal Utility District—known locally as SMUD—has had as its core values a commitment to innovation, conservation, creativity and service. that are LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). gigawatt hours of electricity a year.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Our judging panel, including leading site selection consultants, evaluates the overall impact of the project and assesses the effectiveness and innovation of the location’s approach to landing the deal. 2,184 direct jobs created in 2016 (8,972 including construction jobs). $10-billion Project Impact Estimates. tons of ethylene/yr.

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JUNE 13, 2016

The team entered several competitions, securing prize money at each event, and eventually took first place at the 2014 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition for a prize of $500,000.

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JUNE 2, 2016

In the May/June issue of Business Facilities , we take our annual tour of locations that are deploying innovative workforce training programs to fill the shortage of skilled workers for 21st century jobs in advanced manufacturing, a shortfall that is a national problem.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. The Apple facility in Texas will become one of four global operations centers for the tech giant outside of its California HQ.

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APRIL 12, 2016

By Business Facilities Editorial Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Our 2016 awards include recognition for the locations that have led the way in smart-grid modernization, innovative funding for infrastructure projects, renewable energy breakthroughs and new tools for supporting startups and entrepreneurs.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Alabama Innovation Fund: As part of the implementation of Accelerate Alabama, this fund was created to maximize the use of the State’s economic development resources by leveraging annual research and development expenditures by Public Universities within the State to generate resources which can be used to support economic development initiatives.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

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. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation.

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MARCH 21, 2014

ALASKA GROWTH CAPITAL: Provides financing to nontraditional borrowers/businesses that use innovative technology, are in rural Alaska and are minority-owned. EXTENSION OF THE ANGEL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM: Originally set to expire in 2011, the program is now available until June 30, 2016. The program ends December 2016.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

From the September/October 2016 Issue. million manufacturing jobs, although 2 million of these positions may remain unfilled due to a skills gap,” declared Tom Kalil, deputy director for technology and innovation of the president’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, in his introduction to the report, which was forwarded to Congress.

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MARCH 17, 2016

The investment comes on the heels of the $600 million Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation announced in July 2015 by Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Rochester-region facility at Canal Ponds. Two leading photonics companies, Avogy and Photonica, will invest $1.6

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New York Innovation Commercial Modeling 40

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Omen USA’s announcement was made as a delegation of Indiana economic development and technology leaders attended the Cybertech 2016 conference in Tel Aviv, the second largest cyber security-focused conference in the world. “The support of the state and local authorities are an important factor in deciding on Richmond, Indiana.”.

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Indiana Conference Defense Indianapolis 40

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MAY 15, 2013

Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. By Jenny Vickers.

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APRIL 28, 2016

By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. automotive, steel), advanced manufacturing involves using integrative and innovative technologies during manufacturing to help improve products or processes (e.g., Set to open in spring 2016, Casey’s is serviced by WIN Energy REMC, another member of Hoosier Energy.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The belief is that there is safety and surety in maintaining the ‘status quo’ The net result is a failure to adopt innovative, productive, and cost saving solutions. The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications.

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