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P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. Feeding this worker pipeline is Arizona’s university system that produces in-demand graduates specializing in technology and innovation that can quickly make an impact on these growing businesses. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone.
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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. General Motors’ decision to put its new $26-million Innovation Center in Roswell, GA earned our Bronze Award. The new facility in Georgia is the third of four IT innovation hubs the auto giant is opening in the U.S. manufacturing.”
Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. We’re very happy that last summer the announcement was made that we won the first innovation center,” said Planey. “We
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The primary service territory of the organization is Lancaster County and its primary focus is on Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E), Business Attraction, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) and Community Competitiveness. The City has two HUB Zones through SBA, and is a New Market Tax Credits eligible community.
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James Clark School of Engineering and the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC)—will be to develop and attract private investment and commercialize clean energy innovations and deployment solutions in Maryland. Innovation centric. Army installations, celebrating 100 years of technological innovation. Larry Hogan, with Lt.
million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site.
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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 Kennedy Airport. Just next door to Long Island MacArthur Airport is Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #52.
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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. Logistics costs as a percentage of GDP in the U.S. compares quite favorably to that of our trading partners,” says Wilson.
With no shortage of networking and learning opportunities this month, you’ll find construction events happening from California to New York, and every time zone in between. Companies which focus on continuous improvement and process improvement, agile innovation, and transformative disruption will be the ones who ultimately come out on top.
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There are good sites to develop because of our infrastructure which includes six ports, interstate highway, railway, airports, a large pipeline system, a loyal and productive workforce, and training facilities,” Swift says. For example a chemistry major would have the tools to become an innovate chemist. A BOUNTY OF INCENTIVES.
Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver, head of JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, “Influenced by an evolving maritime logistics industry, global and trade transformations such as the extension of the Panama Canal and growth of U.S.
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Shreveport Regional Airport. A combination of other factors provides an innovative environment for doing business in Louisiana. Our major airports offer industrial property with runway access available to companies seeking to establish operations with enhanced ROI and lower costs. By BF Staff. From the July/August 2013 issue.
They encompass landscapes that range from farms, forests, rivers and lakes to mountains, towns and urban cities and a transportation infrastructure with airports, highways, waterways, subways, bridges and tunnels to help move its more than 19 million residents where they need to go. Kennedy Airports. Its nine counties (e.g.,
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OEDIT is committed to building rural economies through a variety of innovative programs and initiatives,” Copeland said. “We Most also qualify for multiple tax credits through the Colorado Enterprise Zone. We are excited to announce the communities that will benefit from the second round of Blueprint 2.0 Affordable sites with a view.
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The Murrieta Innovation Center celebrated its grand opening with a well-attended ceremonial ribbon cutting in June 2015. The City also has created the Murrieta Innovation Center to help encourage the growth of start-up technology companies and is the home of privately owned software engineering/ code writer’s incubator, the CoHive.
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Through the years, VP Buildings has earned a reputation for innovation, quality and affordability. Vineland also offers competitive rail service, while freight air service and deep water port facilities, which include Foreign Trade Zones, are just a short drive away. The City’s international airport provides 24-hour cargo services.
Even Utah’s international airport is on top of its consistency game: last year Travel+Leisure ranked Salt Lake City International Airport the most punctual airport in America, the fifth such ranking for the airport since 2008. Energy costs have remained below national averages for decades.
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