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The Carolinas, well known for their creative climate and low-cost business environment, are now an East Coast engine for growth hitting on all cylinders. North Carolina and South Carolina are busy certifying shovel-ready sites and pioneering new incentives. From the May/June 2012 issue


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The Carolinas, well known for their creative climate and low-cost business environment, are now an East Coast engine for growth hitting on all cylinders. North Carolina and South Carolina are busy certifying shovel-ready sites and pioneering new incentives. From the May/June 2012 issue
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    LOCATION FOCUS: Carolinas – Coastal Clout With Global Reach

    The Carolinas, well known for their creative climate and low-cost business environment, are now an East Coast engine for growth hitting on all cylinders. North Carolina and South Carolina are busy certifying shovel-ready sites and pioneering new incentives. From the May/June 2012 issue
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    FEATURE STORY: 2012 Economic Development Awards

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    Ionic Technologies Will Invest $10 Million in SC Expansion

    The manufacturing firm supporter will double the size of its existing Greenville facility.
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    BUSINESS REPORT: Indiana – A Warm Business Climate Grows A Multitude Of Jobs

    Indiana’s Economic Development Corporation had a record-breaking year in 2011 as the state gained commitments for 19,080 jobs with hourly wages exceeding the state average. From the March/April 2012 issue.
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    BUSINESS REPORT: Arizona Is Challenging Its Homegrown Innovators

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    BUSINESS REPORT: Georgia – GT Info Security Center Supports Cyber Start-Ups

    Georgia Tech and a bevy of higher education resources in the Peach State are giving new players a leg up in the competition for venture capital funds to seed tomorrow’s industries. From the March/April 2012 issue.
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    Helmer Expanding Headquarters in Noblesville, IN

    The life sciences company will invest $10.6 million to construct a 137,500-square-foot manufacturing and global operations facility at the Noblesville Saxony Corporate Campus.
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    Rolls-Royce Plans Second Manufacturing Facility in Virginia

    The British jet engine maker will invest $170 million in a new facility in Prince George County to produce parts for Boeing and Airbus, creating 150 jobs.
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    BUSINESS REPORT: Washington – Aerospace Giant Aims Higher

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    BUSINESS REPORT: Louisiana Keeps Moving Up Way Down South

    Louisiana remains a solid front runner for job growth and business development with best-in-the-nation workforce training and technology incentives that are cultivating a high-quality workforce. From the January/February 2012 issue.
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    Wichita Airport Authority Gets $2-Million Federal Grant

    The investment will support infrastructure improvements on WAA land adjacent to the Bombardier Flight Test Center in Wichita, KS.
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    Toyota Sets Plant for Pendergrass County, GA, Creating 320 jobs

    The company’s Georgia operation will be known as Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America (TICA), and it represents a $350-million investment.
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    Honda to Build Acura NSX “Supercar” in Ohio

    The Japanese automaker reveals at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit it will produce the NSX near its current facilities in central Ohio at a new advanced manufacturing center.
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    Safran Plans $100-Million Advanced Manufacturing Plant in NH

    The 275,000 facility, on a 50-acre site in Granite State Business Park in Rochester, NH, will focus on R&D and production of next-generation composite aircraft components.
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    GKN Aerospace Invests $38 Million in Orangeburg County, SC

    The supplier of aviation components will establish a new manufacturing facility, creating at least 250 jobs over the next six years.
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    Finger Lakes Targets Energy, Sustainable Manufacturing

    The Regional Development Council will allocate $40 million in NY state funding for start-ups aiming to create 7,000 jobs within five years.
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    Lexington, Louisville Team Up on Advanced Manufacturing Push

    The proposed Bluegrass Economic Advancement Movement will develop a regional business plan between the two Kentucky cities to increase their competitiveness.
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    Calisolar Invests $600 Million in Mississippi Silicon Plant

    The new facility in Lowndes County, MS will produce 16,000 metric tons of silicon metal and solar silicon for the production of high-performance solar-energy cells.
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    2011 RANKINGS: VA, LA Tops In Growth Potential

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    The Carolinas: An East Coast Engine for Growth

    North and South Carolina share more than a state line and coastal waters—both are busy offering a bevy of creative programs and incentives that are bringing boatloads of jobs to the region.
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    Industrial Powerhouse Rules in the Land of Lincoln

    Illinois boasts a $590-billion economy, the fifth largest in the nation, and a talented workforce that numbers more than six million.
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    New York: A Business State of Mind

    The Empire State boasts a global financial center, the nation’s most advanced high-tech hub and a bevy of business-friendly, scenic locations that offer an unsurpassed quality of life and easy access to a skilled workforce.
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    CCAM Breaks Ground in Virginia

    Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and the presidents of the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University today joined with executives from some...
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    Automation Engineering Expands in SC

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    Winning the Alternative Energy Future

    The U.S. alternative energy industry has seen enormous growth over the past few years. Although the U.S. has a lot of catching up to do to match to global leaders, states across the country are in the process of aggressively investing in the development of renewable energy resources, spurring economic growth and creating jobs.
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    Bring the cheddar, win a prize

    The eighth annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, a process that has helped start-up companies get up and running with the help of prizes,...
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    Louisiana: State of the Year

    Refusing to bow to a plague of disasters—including a hurricane, a huge oil spill and a national economic downturn—Louisiana responds with a diverse, innovative growth strategy.
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    Klein Tools Plans $76-Million TX Tech Center

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    Texas: Leading Edge of the Economic Recovery

    A strong energy industry and a diverse economy keep the Lone Star State at the top of the growth charts in jobs and new expansions.
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