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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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SRP executed on substantial load requirements while working in concert with Eastmark Developer DMB and the City of Mesa infrastructure needed for the project. million from the City of Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge Parish to support infrastructure and operating costs of the IBM facility; $29.5

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Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners

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Kentucky Gov. The Kentucky site, which opened in 1986 and is Toyota’s largest plant outside of Japan, already makes Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid and Venza models and employs more than 6,500 people. production of a Lexus. The ES 350 is the Lexus brand’s top-selling sedan worldwide. Mike Pence said.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Since everyone has been bemoaning the decaying state of America’s bricks-and-mortar infrastructure, we decided to accentuate the positive by bestowing our new IT Infrastructure award on three metros that bucked the trend and took matters into their own hands. Qualified companies must be Kentucky-based and have 150 or fewer employees.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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Infrastructure was another category that deserved a closer look. AILING INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CRATERS KEEP GETTING BIGGER. Using these criteria, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana and Georgia took the top five slots in Best Infrastructure, respectively.

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Automotive Industry Focus: Hitting On All Cylinders

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However, analysts say higher interest rates and a glut of cars coming off leases (which will crowd used-car lots with late-model vehicles available at discounts) could act as a damper on new-car sales. KENTUCKY: A CENTURY OF LEADERSHIP. Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development). million in December from 18.2