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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

Industrial 60

Industrial Products Michigan Defense 60

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. Recently, the metro area was ranked second in the nation for its tech sector job growth by CBRE. Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2 After leasing the U.S.

Arizona 76

Arizona Innovation San Diego Phoenix 76

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

COVER STORY: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings | Tech growth in Austin, TX bounces this city to the top this year, with Baton Rouge, LA in second place. INDUSTRY FOCUS: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights | The surge in commercial aircraft production is offsetting declines in the global defense sector.

Georgia 53

Georgia Kansas City Kansas Metro 53

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

Industrial 49

Industrial South Carolina Louisiana Defense 49

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Texas cities and MSAs also filled the ranks of our 2012 Metro Rankings, with Odessa and Austin sharing the top spot in our two Economic Growth Potential rankings (based on population) and Houston taking first in Top 10 Manufacturing Cities.

Texas 86

Texas Deals Fort Worth South Carolina 86

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AUGUST 1, 2017

The July / August 2017 issue features our 13th annual rankings report, presenting the top states, metros and global locations from every possible economic development angle. Read: July / August 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 4).

Metro 40

Metro Minnesota Nevada Maryland 40

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

For our eighth annual report, we’ve created nearly 50 categories in which we evaluate the leading states, metros and international players. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05

Iowa 69

Iowa Louisiana Texas New Jersey 69

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Although the suburbs may not offer an exciting, fast lifestyle like cities often do, buyers continue to run to outlying metros in hopes of finding more affordable, larger homes. Colorado Springs is home to Peterson Air Force Base, and locals here have a quick commute to area defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Colorado 52

Colorado Denver Defense Metro 52

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MAY 19, 2014

Currently there are two: one located in the Little Rock Metro in Central Arkansas and another in West Memphis in Northeast Arkansas. Our economic development region (Metro Little Rock Alliance) goes beyond our MSA, representing a 12-county region with a population of over 1,000,000 people reflecting the mobility of our workforce.

Arkansas 47

Arkansas St. Louis Transportation Metro 47

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Our 9th annual report card on the state , metro and international pecking order is our most comprehensive to date. Industry Focus: Aero/Defense Is Still Rising | The impact of sequester cuts has slowed but not reversed the upward trajectory of the aerospace sector.

Mississippi 40

Mississippi Kansas Work in Progress Missouri 40

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Here’s why Harford County, MD should be home to your business: Lakeside Business Park, in Edgewood, MD, features a variety of defense, manufacturing and e-commerce companies. Photo: Harford County Office of Economic Development). A highly skilled workforce. Built for business.

Maryland 45

Maryland Innovation Green Baltimore 45

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JULY 24, 2019

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.”.

North Carolina 111

North Carolina San Antonio Louisiana Tennessee 111

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JULY 23, 2018

Business Facilities' 2018 Metro Rankings Report takes a look at the hot topics in economic development on the city level, including solar energy, job growth, economic growth potential, diversity, and more. Read: Business Facilities’ 2018 Metro Rankings Report at BusinessFacilities.com.

Metro 98

Metro South Carolina North Carolina New Jersey 98

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JANUARY 25, 2013

For want of a horse, the battle was lost… ” Each year, as Business Facilities begins its assessments for our annual State and Metro Rankings Report, we usually have a good idea of where the general trends will lead us. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. Aerospace Manufacturing sector.

South Carolina 57

South Carolina Wichita Metro Chicago 57

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AUGUST 5, 2013

For our 9th annual report card of the state, metro and international pecking order , we took a close look at our energy rankings. We continue to see no point in extrapolating our state rankings to 50th place (or metro rankings to 350th place). 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Here’s a sampling: no.

North Dakota 111

North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Department of Homeland Security led to a recommendation of a site in Manhattan for construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility. Louis' Metro East approach $9.5. According to a report in The Capital-Journal, a three-year review of applicants by the U.S. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. Links to this post: " rel="nofollow">. @.

Kansas 40

Kansas Site St. Louis Security 40

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MAY 5, 2016

A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

Industrial 40

Industrial Airports Louisiana Florida 40

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JUNE 6, 2014

President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense.

Chicago 45

Chicago Innovation Design Illinois 45

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JANUARY 29, 2022

They told me we were going to identify some problem areas and that we’d get defensive about them and try to hide them from the judges,” he says. Markets: Salt Lake City metro area. He was warned that anyone entering solely to win a plaque for their company’s trophy case didn’t have their heart (or head) in the right place.

Utah 105

Utah Housing Minneapolis New Mexico 105

Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

Metro 111

Metro Detroit Austin Baltimore 111

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

defense contracts. Metro Atlanta: A Biomed Sector Keeps Growing. In our 2012 Metro Rankings Report , Cincinnati also was ranked ninth in Economic Growth Potential (less than 450,000 employment), seventh in Best Quality of Life and sixth among Top 10 Manufacturing Cities. Nathan Deal, Baxter International Inc. Parkinson, Jr.,

Omaha 76

Omaha Mobility Georgia Arkansas 76

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Additionally, the Cleveland-Pittsburgh TechBelt Initiative—an initiative the Regional Chamber has taken a particular interest in as the physical center point of the TechBelt—served as the catalyst for the application team that won a $70 million Department of Defense-led National Research Center for Additive Manufacturing.

Ohio 63

Ohio Airports Industrial Columbus 63

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

If those trends continued, Clark reckoned housing affordability in the Salt Lake metro area would follow the same path as California’s Silicon Valley, potentially creating an estimated shortage of 50,845 housing units in the Salt Lake market by 2044, according to a 2018 study by the University of Utah’s Kem C.

Innovation 122

Innovation Utah Housing Products 122

Business Facilities

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for six consecutive years by Business Facilities, LED FastStart works at the speed of business, gaining a complete understanding of companies’ culture and goals, and implementing a recruitment, screening and training plan to ensure that employees are fully prepared to launch new projects from day one.

Louisiana 40

Louisiana Innovation Education Site 40

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

is on track to open its first Amazon Robotics facility in Colorado, bringing over 1,500 new jobs to the Metro Denver region. Colorado’s innovative mindset has allowed for businesses to compete in a global setting unlike before,” said Sam Bailey, vice president of economic development at Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation.

Rhode Island 56

Rhode Island Colorado Maryland Innovation 56

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MARCH 8, 2016

Department of Defense. Department of Defense may be deducted from gross receipts. The rural area is divided into 2 tiers: Tier 2 = Non-metro area municipalities that exceed 15,000 in population: Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Gallup, and Hobbs. Certain green industries. Tier 1 = Everywhere else in a rural area.

New Mexico 40

New Mexico Compensation Income Railroad 40

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MARCH 21, 2014

Eligibility qualifications are different for rural and metro areas. QUALIFIED DEFENSE AND SPACE CONTRACTOR TAX REFUND (QDSC): Florida defense, homeland security and space business contractors are given a competitive edge in consolidating contracts or subcontracts, acquiring new contracts or converting contracts to commercial production.

Income 75

Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

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APRIL 15, 2014

Metro: Capital investment of at least $5 million and at least 25 new jobs. million, not to exceed $5,000 per employee trained in metro areas and $8,000 per employee trained in rural areas. Qualifying defense contractors. TAX INCENTIVES. Quality Jobs Tax Credit: $9,000 income tax credit for each qualifying new job.

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

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JULY 11, 2014

The rural area is divided into two tiers: Tier 2 = Non-metro area municipalities that exceed 15,000 in population: Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Gallup, and Hobbs; Tier 1 = Everywhere else in a rural area. Department of Defense may be deducted from gross receipts. Certain green industries.

New Mexico 40

New Mexico Compensation Income Finance 40

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Already home to world-class research labs at Georgia Tech and the Centers for Disease Control, Metro Atlanta lures another high-tech gem in Baxter’s $1.3-billion The Metro Atlanta plant will be Baxter’s third in the Southeast; it also has plants in North Cove, NC, and Cleveland, MS. billion bio-pharma investment. Honorable Mentions.

Deals 85

Deals Georgia Austin Louisiana 85

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AUGUST 5, 2013

The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. For companies seeking a central location that reaches numerous major metro areas, excellent transportation connections and a capable labor force, Joplin, Missouri is a great place to locate.

Memphis 76

Memphis Michigan Transportation Florida 76

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. The projects include two sites in Baton Rouge, as well as facilities in Shreveport (our ninth-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential) and Geismar. By Business Facilities Staff. From the July/August 2013 issue . But Huntsville, our no.

Metro 110

Metro Memphis Louisiana Mobility 110

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Pinnacle flight attendant Kristi Morkert (she was not flying on this flight) greeting passanger Val Ward (sitting with fur hat on), from Syracuse, for a flight to Syracuse, NY at Metro Airport in Romulus on Thursday January 27, 2005. Photo: The Detroit News/David Coates). Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

Minnesota 53

Minnesota Memphis Minneapolis Airports 53

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JUNE 17, 2016

The largest French-speaking city in North America, the Montreal Metro Area is home to more than a tenth of Canada’s population. The metro area’s universities graduate more students from higher education than any other Canadian city. Intelligent Community of the Year 2016 Snapshot: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Columbus 40

Columbus Innovation Metro Foundation 40

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Metro Manila, Philippines. He oversees change order management, contract claims defense, quality assurance audits, and safety and environmental compliance, among other things. Her level of detail and understanding (both high and low) of how each application connects or should connect blows me away. Christine Joy T. Asiatico, MSCM.

Construction 52

Construction BIM San Francisco Management 52