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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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With large swaths of Utah classified as both mild and heavy desert (as well as the famous salt flats) and recent experience dealing with droughts, an important focus of the strategic planning effort will be devoted to ensuring that a state with one of the fastest-growing populations in the U.S. has ample water resources. Herbert told us.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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1000 pound thrust; and Investments into new local capabilities including design, fabrication, and remote hot fire test capabilities for “Green” propulsion systems. We beat Ohio State, MIT and Georgia Tech, which is a big deal for us.”. and other free-market proponents.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Top sectors include computer electronics, health and medical devices, and fabricated metals and heavy machinery. mHUB’s state-of-the-art 63,000-square-foot facility features 10 unique fabrication centers to make the product development cycle as efficient and seamless as possible. Rhode Island is very competitive,” said Pryor. “We

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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—which convinced Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) to invest $400 million to build the Subaru Impreza at its Lafayette facility—garnered an Honorable Mention Award in BF’s 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. The Salt Lake City area is a leading hub for advanced aerospace manufacturing and composites fabrication.

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Deal of the Decade

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As the year comes to an end, we’re always busy assessing the nominees for Business Facilities ‘ annual Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards competition. The overall economic impact of the project will be measured in billions; the deal could create more than 8,000 jobs for the winning location.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. In fact, two of Greater Omaha’s Fortune 1000 companies are in this sector, Union Pacific and Werner Enterprises. The time is right for Airbus to expand in America,” Airbus President & CEO Fabrice Bregier said in a statement. defense contracts. and Mutual of Omaha.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding. Next to this, a number of Bavarian biotech companies receive grants by the European Union for their research and development projects. One recent investment was made by the biopharmaceutical company Union Chimique Belge (UCB).

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