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The September / October 2017 features a tour of high-tech hubs, plus a look at the logistics and advanced manufacturing industries. Also, New Mexico, Mississippi, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Tennessee, and South Carolina.


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The September / October 2017 features a tour of high-tech hubs, plus a look at the logistics and advanced manufacturing industries. Also, New Mexico, Mississippi, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
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    Latest: September / October 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 5) - The September / October 2017 features a tour of high-tech hubs, plus a look at the logistics and advanced manufacturing industries. Also, New Mexico, Mississippi, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

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    September / October 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 5)

    The September / October 2017 features a tour of high-tech hubs, plus a look at the logistics and advanced manufacturing industries. Also, New Mexico, Mississippi, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
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    Lehi Utah
    Utah

    Adobe Expanding In Utah, Adding Up to 1,260 Jobs

    The software giant will invest $90M at its Lehi, UT facility with the help of a post-performance Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax credit rebate.
    Surveys & Research

    Employers Expect To Increase Hiring In Second Half Of 2017

    More than half of employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in the second half of 2017, according to CareerBuilder's 2017 Midyear Job Forecast.
    A crew preparing a NASA rocket for testing Orbital ATK, Corinne, Utah.
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    It's time to place the blame for the nation's opioid epidemic squarely where it belongs, in Washington DC.
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    Bipartisan Bill Will Help Companies Design, Manufacture In The U.S.

    The Invent and Manufacture in America Act provides a tax cut for companies that conduct R&D in the U.S., and manufacture products resulting from that R&D in America.
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    Southern Cities Continue To Dominate U.S. Growth

    Ten of the 15 fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. were located across the South in 2016, with four of the top five in Texas, according to new population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. 
    The Editor's Blog

    Geek Squad

    A 22-year-old programmer stops a global cyber attack by purchasing an unregistered domain name for $10.69.
    Utah
    Manufacturing

    Food Manufacturer, Aerospace Supplier Expanding In Utah

    Litehouse Inc. will invest $40 million in its manufacturing operations in Hurricane, creating up to 165 jobs. Electronic Power Systems will invest $11.6 million and add up to 128 jobs in Cache County.
    EPA Superfund
    Site Selection

    EPA Administrator Prioritizes Superfund Cleanups

    EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is prioritizing Superfund cleanup and streamlining the approval process for sites with remedies estimated to cost $50 million or more.
    Economic Development

    Happy Economic Development Week!

    As the IEDC's second annual celebratory week for Economic Development begins today, here are some tips about how your location can participate.
    aerospace
    Aerospace & Defense

    Aerospace Growth Gets Turbocharged

    The 2017 outlook finds global aerospace and defense industry revenues expected to surge to two percent growth, driven by higher defense spending.
    Salt Lake City Utah
    Utah

    Collective Medical Technologies Expanding In Utah

    The Salt Lake City-based health technology company will create nearly 600 jobs with help from an Economic Development Tax Increment Finance tax credit rebate.
    Idaho Falls ID
    Foreign Direct Investment

    Sakae Casting Opening Office In Eastern Idaho

    The Idaho Falls facility will be the Japan-based aluminum casting company’s first U.S. location.
    corporate expansion
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    Best Practices: Mentoring Entrepreneurship

    During this LiveXchange Seminar, you'll explore the best practices for turning startups with new business models into market leaders.
    corporate expansion
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    corporate expansion
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    corporate expansion
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    This LiveXchange seminar will address key issues related to maximizing the value of incentives in the negotiating process.
    corporate expansion
    Event News

    The Evolution Of The Global Supply Chain

    This LiveXchange seminar will explore the transformation now impacting the largest and most complex global supply chain—the automotive sector—and identify key economic development opportunities that will result.
    Data Centers
    Data Centers

    Data Centers: Big Data Is Getting Even Bigger

    Major mergers and acquisitions, new economic and regulatory policies, and strategic cloud adoption are impacting site selection decisions in the data center sector.
    corporate expansion
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    Brexit/NAFTA: Beginning Of The End Of Free Trade?

    Business Facilities LiveXchange will feature an incisive panel discussion about the seismic changes in international trade that are looming in the wake of Brexit and the U.S. move away from free trade agreements.
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