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Businesses located within the Quonset Business Park account for 14 percent of Rhode Island’s manufacturing jobs, with another 1,300 coming soon from Electric Boat.


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Businesses located within the Quonset Business Park account for 14 percent of Rhode Island’s manufacturing jobs, with another 1,300 coming soon from Electric Boat.
07/20/2018
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    Rhode Island: An Engine For Economic Growth

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    Workforce Development Training & Talent Acquisition

    Workforce training is still job one for locations vying to compete for high-tech projects, but talent acquisition—a.k.a. recruiting—now is a critical component for success.
    Vineland New Jersey
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    Vineland Offers Competitive Advantages In The Garden State

    The food processing sector is thriving in Vineland, a South Jersey gem that offers ease of access to key markets along the East Coast and in Canada.
    Arizona
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    SkyBridge Arizona Heralds New Era In Cross-Border Commerce

    The first international air cargo hub to house customs operations for Mexico and the U.S. is expected to create 17,000 jobs in Greater Phoenix.
    Minnesota
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    Asian Markets Spur Exports Surge from Minnesota

    More than $7 billion in goods were shipped from Minnesota to Asia in 2017, with shipments to Japan notching a 30 percent increase over the previous year.
    Inland Empire California
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    California: There’s Good Karma In The Valley

    Moreno Valley is booming in the heart of Southern California’s Inland Empire, adding more than 8.4 million square feet of industrial space in the past two years.
    Goodyear, AZ retail sector
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    Retail: Alive and Kicking

    Reports of the death of the retail sector—a fate that was widely assumed to be the outcome of an exponential increase in online purchases of consumer goods—were more than a bit premature.
    Niagara Falls New York
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    Lea County, which produces more oil than 43 U.S. states, is a leading hub for all types of energy—including a $4-billion facility to process uranium from nuclear reactor fuel.
    biotech
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    collaborative robots advanced manufacturing
    Industry Focus

    Advanced Manufacturing: The Cobots Are Coming

    Collaborative robots (a.k.a. cobots), designed to work alongside human workers, are the next big thing in advanced manufacturing. More than 150,000 cobots will be in use by 2020, a number expected to exceed 700,000 by 2025.
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    STEM Leaders

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    Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage

    As cyber threats multiply at an exponential rate, an emerging cybersecurity sector tries to keep pace, with government agencies forming close alliances with world-class institutions of higher education.
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    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles To Invest Over $1B In Michigan

    FCA will modernize its Warren Truck Assembly to produce Ram Heavy Duty trucks, relocating truck production from Mexico and adding 2,500 new jobs.
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    Made In California

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    Toronto’s ambitious Ports Land project is creating infrastructure that can adapt to rising water while opening up new vistas for development.
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