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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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Several states—including Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington and Utah—deserve a shout-out for their overall performance in our 9th annual rankings festival. Speaking of the latter, the oil boom in North Dakota continues to propel the Peace Garden State to the top of our list of economic powerhouses.

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CHS To Build Fertilizer Plant At Spiritwood, ND

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. “With this decision, CHS is taking an important, strategic step on behalf of its member-owners by ensuring them a reliable domestic supply of nitrogen fertilizers essential to help farmers raise healthy, profitable crops to feed a growing global population,” said Carl Casale, CHS president and chief executive officer.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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The Subaru expansion will create 500 new jobs and yield an estimated direct economic impact of more than $1.8 In our traditional Employment Leaders category, which ranks the states based on the lowest current unemployment rates, oil-rich North Dakota repeats as the undisputed leader. billion over the next 10 years.

Louisiana 111
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New Report Reveals The 10 U.S. Areas Facing The Highest Climate-Related Risk Of Water Shortages

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.” By utilizing a new water research metric called the Normalized Deficit Cumulated (NDC) index in the America’s Water Risk: Water Stress and Climate Variability study, Columbia was able to estimate measures of water risk to the nation’s major cities and agricultural regions. counties. ” The U.S. Far West U.S.

Risk 61
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7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

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In North Dakota, he pursued a strenuous life of ranching amid the treasured landscape. PROSPER FINANCIALLY – Sustainability is profitable Estimates show that the presidential library can be net revenue positive. The estimated net difference between worst- and best-case scenarios is potentially $15 million of avoided cost.

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Where it all began: The U.S. Postal Service’s Design-Build partnership with The Korte Company

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Our head estimator was livid. A cloud seemed to hang over the office. And it’s what he came back with that began to brighten up what had been a grim scene in the office. After some additional research, we learned that a federal construction official based in a regional office in Denver was intent on giving Design-Build a try.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Moving into third place in our Economic Growth Potential ranking is oil-rich North Dakota, which is racing to maximize the expanding bonanza from development of the Bakken oilfield. The burgeoning Bakken production has made North Dakota a national job-growth leader. Deloitte estimates that the U.S. billion to U.S.

Iowa 69