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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

Posted by: BF Staff Posted date: April 18, 2013 In: Alabama, Archives, Arizona, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Colorado, Feature Story, Featured Post, Florida, Incentives, Indiana, Logistics And Distribution, Magazine, Magazine Highlights, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ports And Free Trade Zones, Quality Of Life, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. - Great Lakes, U.S. - Mid Atlantic, U.S. - New England, U.S. - Plains, U.S. - Rocky Mountains, U.S. - Southeast, U.S. - Southwest, Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce | comment : 4

There may be fewer projects to aim for in the highly competitive environment of a recovering economy, but those who hope to succeed must find a way that distinguishes them from the rest of the field. Here are the organizations that have established a consistent standard of excellence and embraced the best practices to secure the projects that bring bundles of new jobs to their locations. From the March/April 2013 issue. ...

Digital Realty Announces Data Center Lease With RenderWurks In Dallas, TX

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: April 16, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Daily News, Data Centers, Featured Post, Online Features, Texas, U.S. - Southwest | comment : 0

Geographic diversity is increasing the demand for large-scale server or 'rendering' farms like Renderwurks, provider of server farms for animation and computer generated visual effects. ...

Deepwater Horizon: Three Years Later

Posted by: BF Editor Posted date: April 12, 2013 In: Alabama, Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Featured Post, Florida, Food Processing, Georgia, Logistics And Distribution, Louisiana, Mississippi, Online Features, Quality Of Life, Research And Development, Texas, The Editor's Blog, Transportation Infrastructure | comment : 0

Legal settlements from the massive BP oil spill, which could total $42 billion, will generate a gusher of economic development funds for the Gulf Coast. ...

GlaxoSmithKline, Texas A&M To Establish Flu Vaccine Facility In Texas

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: March 27, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Biotech And Pharma, Daily News, Education, Featured Post, Online Features, Research And Development, Texas, U.S. - Southwest | comment : 0

Team will develop and manufacture GSK’s next generation influenza vaccines to protect the nation against global pandemics. ...

GM To Hire 1,000 High Tech Employees In Phoenix Region

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: March 07, 2013 In: Archives, Arizona, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Automotive, Back Office, IT, And Call Centers, Daily News, Featured Post, Georgia, Michigan, Online Features, Research And Development, Texas, U.S. - Great Lakes, U.S. - Southeast, U.S. - Southwest | comment : 0

Fourth Innovation Center completes GM's geographic plan for hiring best and brightest from the IT sector. ...

FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Texas

Posted by: BF Staff Posted date: March 03, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green), Feature Story, Featured Post, Magazine, Magazine Highlights, Texas, U.S. - Southwest, Wind Power | comment : 0

By the time we got down to the business of selecting our annual leader, the Lone Star State was so far ahead of the pack it wasn’t even close. A dynamic, diversified state economy that erased the downturn with relentless job-creation makes Texas our 2012 State of the Year. From the January/February 2013 issue ...

FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

Posted by: BF Staff Posted date: March 02, 2013 In: Archives, Arizona, Articles By Industry, Back Office, IT, And Call Centers, Feature Story, Featured Post, Magazine, Magazine Highlights, New Mexico, New York, Texas, U.S. - Mid Atlantic, U.S. - Southwest | comment : 0

The nanotech circuits on today’s microchips can’t be seen with the human eye, but they support a $150-billion industry that employs nearly 250,000 people across the U.S. From the January/February 2013 issue ...

FIRST WORD: Making The Call

Posted by: BF Editor Posted date: February 23, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Location, Featured Post, First Word, Georgia, Louisiana, Magazine, Magazine Highlights, Texas, U.S. - Southeast, U.S. - Southwest | comment : 0

As always, we congratulate the winners in our 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. From the January/February 2013 issue ...

Tenaris Announces New Seamless Pipe Mill in Bay City, Matagorda County, TX

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: February 19, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Daily News, Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green), Featured Post, Logistics And Distribution, Logistics And Distribution, Online Features, Texas, U.S. - Southwest | comment : 0

The new plant will generate 600 direct manufacturing jobs and offer substantial economic impact in Matagorda County as well as in the surrounding areas. ...

COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Posted by: BF Staff Posted date: February 14, 2013 In: Aerospace And Defense, Alabama, Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Back Office, IT, And Call Centers, Biotech And Pharma, Cover Story, Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green), Featured Post, Georgia, Incentives, Louisiana, Magazine, Magazine Highlights, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. - Rocky Mountains, U.S. - Southeast, U.S. - Southwest, Utah | comment : 0

Baxter International's decision to make a $1.3-billion investment in an expansion of its bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing promises to propel the Peach State into the front ranks of national biotech powerhouses. From the January/February 2013 issue. ...