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Our most competitive Deal of the Year competition ever yielded a cornucopia of impressive projects that are bringing a bonanza of new jobs to locations across the U.S. Here’s the cream of the crop.


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Our most competitive Deal of the Year competition ever yielded a cornucopia of impressive projects that are bringing a bonanza of new jobs to locations across the U.S. Here’s the cream of the crop.
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    Latest: Honorable Mention Awards: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year - Our most competitive Deal of the Year competition ever yielded a cornucopia of impressive projects that are bringing a bonanza of new jobs to locations across the U.S. Here’s the cream of the crop.

    Honorable Mention 2019 Deal of the Year
    Awards & Rankings

    Honorable Mention Awards: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year

    Our most competitive Deal of the Year competition ever yielded a cornucopia of impressive projects that are bringing a bonanza of new jobs to locations across the U.S. Here’s the cream of the crop.
    Bronze Award 2019 Deal of the Year
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    Bronze Award: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year

    The “coolest” section of Dallas, TX seals the deal for ride-sharing giant Uber’s new U.S. General and Administrative Hub, which will bring 3,000 new jobs to the city.
    Silver Award 2019 Deal of the Year
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    Silver Award: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year

    Commerce, GA will be the home of SK Innovation’s lithium battery plant, which will build advanced batteries for hybrid and fully electric vehicles for VW and other OEMs.
    2019 Deal of the Year
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    2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year

    We received nominations for projects in nearly two dozen states for our 2019 Deal of The Year awards. Our all-star panel of judges has spoken, so it’s time to reveal their picks for our top three prizes (and nine honorable mentions).
    2019 State of the Year Texas
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    2019 State Of The Year: Texas

    Texas wins our top honor for a record fourth time with a bonanza of new investments in projects creating thousands of new jobs in a diverse group of growth sectors throughout the Lone Star State.
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    Business Facilities’ Editor: Texas Dominated The Decade

    Editor in Chief Jack Rogers tells News Radio 1080 KRLD that Texas' 2019 State of the Year win is a fitting coda for its dominance in economic development.
    2019 Deal of the Year
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    Michigan’s Fiat Chrysler Expansion Is BF’s Deal Of The Year

    Michigan Economic Development Corp. has been awarded BF’s 2019 Deal of the Year Gold Award for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' (FCA) expansion
    Texas 2019 State of the Year
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    Texas Is Business Facilities’ 2019 State Of The Year

    Business Facilities has named Texas its 2019 State of the Year, making it the first state to win the magazine’s top honor four times.
    Economic Development Deal of the Year
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    New 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year Deadline: November 21

    The deadline to submit your project for consideration for Business Facilities' 2019 Economic Development Deal of the Year has been extended to November 21, 2019.
    July / August 2019 Issue
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    July / August 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 4)

    The July / August 2019 Issue features our 15th annual Rankings Report, including state, metro, and global rankings. Plus, a look at shovel-ready sites.
    Economic Growth Potential
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    Atlanta, San Antonio, Phoenix Lead In Economic Growth Potential

    Atlanta, San Antonio and Phoenix are the top-ranked large metros for Economic Growth Potential in Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report.
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    California Is Land Of Opportunity, Michigan Is Motor King

    California is the top-ranked state for Opportunity Zones and Michigan leads in Automotive Manufacturing Strength in Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report.
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    TX Tops Cybersecurity Leaderboard, KS Surges In Wind Power

    Texas has topped the leaderboard in Cybersecurity Growth Potential and Kansas is the top-ranked state for the percentage of electricity generated from Wind Power in Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report
    Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings
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    Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

    Our 15th annual rankings report maintains BF’s standard for credible and comprehensive results. Rankings categories may evolve over time, but our commitment to an unbiased assessment of valid metrics never wavers.
    Best Business Climate
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    TN Named Best Business Climate, NC No. 1 In Growth Potential

    Tennessee has been named the state with the Best Business Climate and North Carolina is the top-ranked state for Economic Growth Potential in Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report
    Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report
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    Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

    Business Facilities' 2019 Metro Rankings Report takes a look at the hot topics in economic development on the city level, including job growth, economic growth potential, tech opportunities and more.
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    Business Facilities’ 2019 Global Rankings Report

    Business Facilities' 2019 Global Rankings Report measures international locations’ progress on a range of factors, including artificial intelligence, renewable energy, economic growth potential, global competitiveness, and beyond.
    Virginia Economic Development Partnership
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    Virginia Economic Development Partnership Receives 2018 State Of The Year Award

    Virginia Economic Development Partnership President and CEO Stephen Moret was presented with Business Facilities’ 2018 State of the Year Award today by BF Chief Business Officer Ted Coene.
    Virginia 2018 State of the Year
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    Cover Story: Virginia Is Business Facilities’ 2018 State Of The Year

    Virginia may be for lovers, but these days the Commonwealth also is getting a ton of love from emerging high-tech growth sectors and businesses looking for the perfect corporate HQ site.
    Michigan Central Station Ford Detroit Redevelopment
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    2018 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

    Detroit’s iconic Michigan Central Station will be restored to greatness as the centerpiece of Ford’s new 1.2 million-square-foot Corktown campus and mobility hub.
    Honorable Mentions
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    2018 Economic Development Deal Of The Year Honorable Mentions

    With more than 40 projects to choose from in our 2018 Deal of the Year competition, our judges had to put in overtime to designate 10 worthy recipients of our Honorable Mentions.
    January / February 2019 Issue
    Recent Issues

    January / February 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 1)

    The January / February 2019 issue features our annual State of the Year and Deal of the Year awards, our editor's picks for top utilities, and more.
    Alabama Department of Commerce
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    2018 Economic Development Deal Of The Year: Silver Award

    A partnership between Japanese auto giants Mazda and Toyota brings a $1.6-billion automotive assembly plant to the Huntsville, AL region.
    Amazon HQ2
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    2018 Economic Development Deal Of The Year: Gold Award

    For excitement alone, we probably should call Amazon’s HQ2 the “Deal of the Century.” Jeff Bezos’ mega-project produced the first tie in the history of our annual competition.
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    Amazon HQ2 Sites Share BF’s 2018 Deal Of The Year Award

    New York and Virginia, which each got selected to host Amazon’s HQ2 mega-project, are co-winners of the Gold Award in our 2018 contest.
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    Virginia Is Business Facilities’ 2018 State Of The Year

    The Commonwealth secures BF's top annual honor with a diversified and successful high-tech growth strategy.
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    2018 Economic Development Deal of the Year Deadline Extended

    The deadline for submissions for Business Facilities' 2018 Economic Development Deal of the Year has been extended to November 30, 2018.
    South Carolina State of the Year Award
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    South Carolina Governor Presented With 2017 State Of The Year Award

    The Palmetto State earned Business Facilities' annual award by doubling down on its solid manufacturing base while diversifying into new growth sectors.
    Recent Issues

    July / August 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 4)

    The July / August 2018 Issue features our 14th annual Rankings Report, presenting the top states, metros and global locations — with a special focus on new technologies.
    2018 14th annual rankings report
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    Business Facilities’ 14th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

    Our 14th Annual Rankings Report keeps pace with the evolving priorities of economic development and tracks red-hot growth sectors, kicking off with the state rankings report.
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    Business Facilities’ 2018 Metro Rankings Report

    Business Facilities' 2018 Metro Rankings Report takes a look at the hot topics in economic development on the city level, including solar energy, job growth, economic growth potential, diversity, and more.
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    Business Facilities’ 2018 Global Rankings Report

    Business Facilities' 2018 Global Rankings Report measures international locations’ progress on a range of factors, including cybersecurity, renewable energy, economic growth potential, global competitiveness, and beyond.
    Honorable Mention Awards
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    2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year Honorable Mention Awards

    This year’s competition was chock full of big-ticket projects and locations that pulled out all the stops to land them, so our judges convinced us that 10 of them deserved Honorable Mention Awards.
    Corpus Christi Texas
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    2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

    A partnership between Saudi Arabian Basic Industries and Exxon chooses Corpus Christi, TX for a new $10-billion ethane cracker.
    DXC New Orleans Louisiana
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    2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Silver Award

    Next-generation technology services to support digital transformations will be provided at DXC’s new center in the Central Business District of New Orleans.
    Wisconsin Foxconn
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    2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Gold Award

    Wisconsin lands a foreign direct investment bonanza that promises to create 13,000 new jobs over the next five years at a new 20-million-square-foot LCD panel plant.
    South Carolina state of the year
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    2017 State Of The Year: South Carolina

    The Palmetto State’s manufacturing base gets stronger while South Carolina invokes its can-do spirit and leverages impressive resources to expand a diverse set of new growth sectors.
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    Foxconn Mega-Project Is Business Facilities’ 2017 Deal Of The Year

    The $10.7-billion LCD panel production facility is expected to bring a bonanza of 13,000 new jobs to Wisconsin.
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    South Carolina Is Business Facilities’ 2017 State Of The Year

    The Palmetto State takes BF's top honor by doubling down on its solid manufacturing base while diversifying into new growth sectors.
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    Today’s The Deadline! 2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year

    The deadline for submissions for Business Facilities' 2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year is today, November 27, 2017.
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