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GOVERNOR STEIN ANNOUNCES JETZERO SELECTS NORTH CAROLINA FOR $4 BILLION AIRPLANE MANUFACTURING HUB, CREATING 14,500 JOBS IN GUILFORD COUNTY IN LARGEST JOB COMMITMENT IN STATE HISTORY

GOVERNOR STEIN ANNOUNCES JETZERO SELECTS NORTH CAROLINA FOR $4 BILLION AIRPLANE MANUFACTURING HUB, CREATING 14,500 JOBS IN GUILFORD COUNTY IN LARGEST JOB COMMITMENT IN STATE HISTORY

Innovative aviation company to build first commercial all-wing jet
Raleigh, NC – Governor Josh Stein announced JetZero…

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The Ten Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas

Among the 302 urban areas that participated in the first quarter 2013 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan), N.Y. to just over 19 percent below the national average…

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Find Your Silver Lining in the Clouds

Welcome to the June 2013 issue of Business Xpansion Journal!
Businesses have several choices when it comes to storing their data using cloud computing. Consider there is the public cloud, the private cloud and the hybrid cloud. Cloud computing technologies allow users to diversify the location of their assets, which…

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Reduce Cyber Catastrophe

In a recent survey, the majority of corporate risk managers and senior executives expressed concern about cyber risks. Yet many U.S. companies do not have a network security or privacy liability insurance program to protect themselves. In other words, they feel vulnerable but aren’t sure what to do…

24 May 3:08 PM 0 Read More...

Are Economic Developers in Tune with Renewable Energy?

Renewable energy (RE) industries have experienced tremendous growth over the past decade. Continued growth of these industries has the potential to meet many of the country’s economic, environmental and social goals. But how do policymakers, investors, and economic developers best support the sustained growth of RE?
To help answer…

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MidAmerican Energy to Invest $1.9 Billion in Iowa

MidAmerican Energy Co. plans to add up to 1,050 megawatts of wind generation, consisting of up to 656 new wind turbines in Iowa by year-end 2015.  “The proposed wind expansion will not only add to MidAmerican Energy’s and Iowa’s position as a national leader in wind…

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