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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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I f the first things that come to mind when you think about Oklahoma are oil rigs, Sooner football and endless revivals of a beloved Broadway musical, it’s time to think again. billion in Oklahoma over the next three years. By Jack Rogers From the May/June 2016 Issue. Fallin has a plan that works, and the results to prove it.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma

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Fairview’s businesses are ensured availability to innovative talent through the Certified Work Ready Community. The post LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma appeared first on Business Facilities. Locals use this program as a tool for recruitment, hiring, promoting, and training incumbent workers.

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Good Jobs Challenge Awards 32 Entities Grant Money

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EDA focuses on assisting innovations in workforce development. Part of the American Rescue Plan, the program through the U.S.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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So this year we’re introducing our Cybersecurity Growth Potential ranking, which is based on an across-the-board evaluation of each state’s cyber ecosystem, including higher ed resources, research labs and innovation centers, and partnerships with national security programs, as well as employment. Louisiana, no.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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With a diverse and well-executed economic development strategy, a workforce training program that sets the standard for the nation and a full menu of innovative incentives, Louisiana is marching forward on a path to prosperity,” Rogers said. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05 Deloitte estimates that the U.S.

Iowa 69
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Global Technical Systems To Create 1,110 New Jobs In Virginia Beach

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Virginia successfully competed against Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC for the project, which will create 1,110 new jobs with an average annual salary of $74,000. GTS, which provides advanced engineering solutions for defense, homeland security, and related U.S. Global Technical Systems (GTS) will invest $54.7

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Alabama got a turbocharged boost to the top of our automotive scoreboard from the Alabama Industrial Development Training [AIDT] program, an innovative leader in workforce training initiatives that specializes in developing on-site training facilities for key industries, including aerospace, ship-building and automotive. 2 at 26 percent).

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