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JULY 24, 2019

A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. Bill Lee has cited TN’s business-friendly environment in several recent project announcements.

North Carolina 111

North Carolina San Antonio Louisiana Tennessee 111

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JANUARY 25, 2013

We figured incoming production metrics would give us an accurate fix on whether the traditionally dominant aero hubs in Metro Seattle and Wichita are in the process of being usurped by rising contenders in Charleston, SC and Mobile, AL. Aerospace Manufacturing sector.

South Carolina 57

South Carolina Wichita Metro Chicago 57

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

VW is ramping up production at its new plant in Chattanooga, Nissan is rolling out the all-electric Leaf in Smyrna and General Motors has given a new mission to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders.

Iowa 69

Iowa Louisiana Texas New Jersey 69

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APRIL 8, 2016

The state’s largest city, Wichita, is known as the Air Capital of the World due to the prominent role it plays in aviation manufacturing. Wichita’s aviation manufacturers are supported by the National Center for Aviation Training and Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research.

Kansas 40

Kansas Wichita Kansas City America 40