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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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secured a $10 million Department of Defense contract to strengthen the cybersecurity of small businesses that work with manufacturers in Louisiana. Through this major defense contract, our small businesses now have an ally in that fight, and we can provide real solutions to develop the cyber workforce of tomorrow.”.

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

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The new Baton Rouge center will provide IBM’s clients in the U.S. IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge will deliver technology services including application development, application management and system integration. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Given that it’s a substantial distance from any coasts or borders, Hendricks County, Indiana might seem to be a surprising place for a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). At the same time, the county’s comfortably attractive way of life strengthens manager and employee satisfaction. Foreign-trade zones help U.S. TUPELO/LEE FTZ: 15M SQ.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management. The first is in the classic supply chain management activities: blue-collar jobs, like running warehouses and driving trucks. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology.

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Remembering Ed Coene

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He served on a destroyer that patrolled the combat zone during the Korean War and then came home to take the same jobs his father had held with a coal wholesaler, engineer and sales executive. He was engineering new magazines and new business opportunities, putting them together one piece at a time.”. New England U.S.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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Situated in Upstate New York, Oswego County is located centrally to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. The Port of Oswego, a deep-water port on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario, provides a major logistical advantage to industry in Oswego County and the Central New York region.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. Every state in the nation is struggling with the critical need to repair and replace dilapidated infrastructure.

Indiana 40