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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

We know from the experience we’ve already had in Houston that it’s a great environment for business; the workforce is excellent, and the quality of life is outstanding. We are consistently looking for ways to improve and make Texas a smarter regulatory environment with the goal of attracting more companies and more capital to Texas, she said.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

AUSTIN, DENVER, NEW YORK CITY HAVE TOP STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS. Austin, TX, Denver, CO and New York City topped our metro leaderboard for Startup Ecosystems. There are tech hubs across the country, but what makes Austin different and desirable is a culture that fits seamlessly with tech. Austin’s talent is famously “sticky.”

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

The industry urgently needs a specification framework that is measurable, verifiable, and defensible. iSCS, LEED AP is a licensed structural engineer, LEED accredited professional, and associate principal at Structures, a North American engineering firm in Austin, Texas. Ryan Stoltz, P.E.,

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

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). After leasing the U.S.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

The success of that strategy, as well as a sincere and long-standing commitment to industry innovation, community service, the environment, and collaboration with local government—the upshot of which is a 90% customer satisfaction rating and $620.3

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Our recipe for success in Texas is simple,” he said.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A key ingredient to Texas’ success is a comprehensive job creation strategy focused on six key industry clusters: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing; Aerospace, Aviation, and Defense; Biotechnology and Life Sciences; Information and Computer Technology; Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products; and Energy.

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