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January / February 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 1)

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The January / February 2018 Issue features the State of the Year and Deal of the Year winners, an exclusive interview with Arkansas’ governor, plus a look at utilities, automotive, food processing, and aerospace & defense. Read: January / February 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 1) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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There are approximately 200,000 individuals employed in the tech sector in the Atlanta MSA—the sixth largest metro area in the nation for technology employment. Employment in the West Texas county is surging by nearly 12 percent, more than seven times the national average (Roper, 2019).

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U.S. Technology Sector Added Nearly 200,000 Jobs In 2017

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trillion, the tech sector is one of the largest components of the nation's economy, according to Cyberstates™ 2018. Technology Sector Added Nearly 200,000 Jobs In 2017 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Airbus, Caterpillar, Bridgestone, eBay Earn Honorable Mentions from Business Facilities in 2012 Economic Deal Of The Year Competition

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The plant will hit full capacity in 2018, when it is expected to produce up to 50 aircraft per year. The plant, which will assemble A319, A320 and A321 passenger aircraft is expected to commence operations in 2015, creating 1,000 new jobs. Caterpillar reviewed proposals from more than 100 locations in the U.S.,

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Global Technical Systems To Create 1,110 New Jobs In Virginia Beach

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GTS, which provides advanced engineering solutions for defense, homeland security, and related U.S. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2018 and the facility will be operational in 2019. Terry McAuliffe announces Global Technical Systems’ $54.7 Photo: Terry McAuliffe via Twitter).

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Mississippi: A Winning Recipe

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Toyota Mississippi said that construction of the 15,000-square-foot visitor and interactive training center would begin in late 2018 with a targeted completion date in mid-2019. The new manufacturing operations will begin in 2018. The phase out reduces the current $2.50 tax for each $1,000 of capital by $.25