Elizabeth A. Fetter, President and CEO, NxGen Modular (2012 Directory)
Forward-thinking IT executives must rethink conventional approaches to how they develop their data centers. Organizations must be nimble enough to quickly and inexpensively deploy reliable data capabilities.
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John K. Borchardt (2012 Directory)
Solar panel manufacturers are taking advantage of empty warehouse buildings leftover from the recession to reduce the cost of opening additional production facilities.
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John K. Borchardt (2012 Directory)
Private foundations and universities step in to fill a void in early stage investing.
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John K. Borchardt (November 2011)
Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and horizontal wells now make it possible to economically produce natural gas from low permeability shale rock, greatly increasing natural gas supplies while reducing prices.
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Steve Martin, Director of Application Development, Microdesk (November 2011)
With the ability to effectively manage maintenance schedules, repairs, renovations, and costs, BIM stands to bring new life to the AECO building ecosystem.
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Jim Romeo (November 2011)
Small, rural businesses could feel greatest impact
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Terrill Laughton, Johnson Controls (Fall 2011)
DR has clearly emerged as an early example of “smart grid” enabling technology, empowering electricity users to reduce consumption — and get paid — for responding to grid emergencies or market-price events.
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Michael Alt, Director, Eastman Business Park (Fall 2011)
The consortium, known as the Innovation and Materials Science Institute, includes organizations across a range of disciplines to help middle-stage technology companies fast-track new products to market.
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John K. Borchardt (Fall 2011)
While the U.S. industrial giant General Electric and foreign firms like Vestas, Siemens, and others dominate production of the large wind turbines used on massive wind farms, small and mid-sized companies across the United States are manufacturing smaller wind turbines designed for use at the top of office towers and in facilities such as airports and shopping malls.
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Lisa A. Bastian (July 2011)
Last June, the U.S. Census Bureau identified Frisco, Texas as the number-one fastest-growing community in America among cities of 100,000 or more. In 2009 Forbes.com named the city as one of the top 10 places to relocate. Why have people and companies flocked to Frisco?
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Dean Barber, President / CEO, Barber Business Advisors (July 2011)
While industry observers predict rail freight activity could double by the middle of the century the United States is building an innovative rail network that can compete globally
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Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Spring 2011)
The Google Fiber project in Kansas City will impact not just computer-centric companies, such as data centers, but also a long and diverse list of businesses.
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Robert Hess, Partner Strategic Consulting, Newmark Knight Frank (Spring 2011)
With completion of it's $3.7b, 7 million square-foot Calvert, AL complex, ThyssennKrupp met and exceeded environmental compliance standards while achieving it's goal to come on-line by the end of 2010 while overcoming numerous obstacles.
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Dave Claborn , Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (Spring 2011)
Baldrige is a pathway that leads to improved innovation — the very thing American industry needs in a global market of low-cost competitors.
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Craig Guillot (Spring 2011)
The aerotropolis concept — of airport-focused economic development — will likely continue to grow.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (4/15/2011)
A selection of tax and incentive Web apps to help executives collect, analyze, and compare data on potential locations for business expansion and relocation.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (3/29/2011)
A selection of Web tools to help executives collect, analyze, and compare data on potential locations for business expansion and relocation.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (3/21/2011)
As the recovery gains traction, innovative organizations in the Rust Belt are supporting business growth in this hard-hit region.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (March 2011)
It may have been battered by Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill, but New Orleans' economy is more vibrant than ever. Here's why companies are selecting the city for their large-scale projects.
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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (March 2011)
Right-to-work and unionization issues are heating up Missouri's labor environment, and could affect site selection decisions.
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