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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge.

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BUSINESS REPORT: GA Notches Record Job Growth And Investment In 2012

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Largest Cities (2011): Atlanta, 432,427; Augusta, 196,494; Columbus, 194,107; Savannah, 139,491. Deal announced that yet another automotive company, General Motors will open an IT Innovation Center in Roswell, GA creating 1,000 high- tech jobs and investing $26 million. GEORGIA FAST FACTS. Population (2011 est.): 9,815,210.

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STATE FOCUS – Ohio: Slow And Steady

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The division assists companies in identifying available buildings or land sites in the region’s cities, villages and townships; securing state and local incentives; and obtaining a variety of strategic information. Healthcare innovators: medical device manufacturers, healthcare facilities, medical research and outpatient services.

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Race to a Smart Future

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metro to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors, among other advances—into its transportation network. As reported last month on BF.com, seven finalist cities have been chosen for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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In an effort to continue this success, GSA is evaluating the building rating tools at its disposal, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. E3 INNOVATE, LLC. Green Innovative Design. Innovative Associates LLC. Innovative Design. Innovative Green Strategies, LLC. DVL Automation.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The Alliance has a strong partnership with Broward County’s Workforce One employment center, securing nearly $1 million state and local training assistance for 1,107 employees in local companies. Port Everglades, the 12 th largest cargo port in the U.S. The area also has the second-highest concentration in the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Nothing Matters More Than Talent

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In March, National Cash Register (NCR) Corporation, a leading provider of ATMs, opened a second Columbus, GA, facility. movement to build a workforce system that is responsive and can meet the skill needs of employers, expand opportunity and security for workers and boost the competitive position of the commonwealth.