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Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow

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Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. After 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., Credit: Stockbyte.

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March / April 2016 Issue (Volume 49, Number 2)

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Business Facilities March / April 2016. 2016 Economic Development Awards | We adjusted our annual awards categories to shine our spotlight on locations that are leading the way in addressing today’s hot-button issues, including funding infrastructure upgrades, initiating smart grid modernization and pioneering offshore wind farms.

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Unmanned Aerial Systems Industry Taking Flight

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In response to the fast-growing commercial and defense-related demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Northern Michigan Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium (NMUASC) in Alpena. Peter Pettalia, whose district also includes Alpena, worked with Gov.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). In 2016, U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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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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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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By Jack Rogers From the May/June 2016 Issue. The governor also told us that OK’s abundance of water resources is making the state increasingly attractive to site selection professionals who are moving availability of water to the top of their priority lists. Fallin cited Oklahoma’s fifth-lowest cost of living among U.S.

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State of the Year: Texas

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Read State of the Year: Texas on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The Lone Star State reaffirms its dominance as the most dynamic state economy in the U.S., an energy and exports powerhouse with a seemingly boundless potential for growth.

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