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8 18 40 22 32 48 SPECIAL REPORTS CONTINUED 29 SOUTH CAROLINA: A SWEET SPOT IN THE SOUTHEAST Several new developments in South Carolina are helping to advance the state’s economy. 32 ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA A productive workforce, low business costs, and an unparalleled quality of life are just a few of the reason companies are finding the state such an attractive choice for business. 42 WHERE CALL CENTERS CALL HOME While some sectors of the U.S. call center industry fluctuate, the industry as a whole continues to boom. DEPARTMENTS CONTINUED 22 INNOVATING BIG IN RHODE ISLAND The nation’s smallest state has been working hard to nurture technology breakthroughs with several ambitious economic development programs. 27 CORPORATE MOVES: NEW JERSEY • Novo Opts to Grow in the Garden State • Tax-Exempt Bonds Yield New Jobs • Innovation Fund Aids Tech Company • Funding Allows DMD to Bring New Technologies to Market 40 METRO SPOTLIGHT: ALEXANDRIA, LA This fast-developing Central Louisiana metro area is ideally situated in the state’s transportation hub. 46 TEXAS RECEIVES FIRST BUSINESS FACILITIES STATE OF THE YEAR AWARD Earlier this year, Ted Coene, Managing Partner of Group C Communications, Inc., presented the 2007 award to Governor Rick Perry in Austin, TX. 47 ADVERTISER INDEX 48 INSIDE LIVEXCHANGE This month, LiveXchange speaker Ed Andrews, Principal Consultant, Workforce Development Division, ACT, Inc., dishes on the think-tank he led at the 2007 LiveXchange event. online BusinessFacilities.com Read Our Blog Did you know that: • Wales intends to get all its electricity from renewable sources by 2025? • The current state of the U.S. highway infrastructure is creating a roadblock to the nation’s development? • Minnesota’s economic development golden child—the JOBZ program— is (again) facing possible extinction? You would know if you’d been keeping up with the Business Facilities Blog. Share your comments today: www.businessfacilities.com/blog. Voice Your Opinion! In our cover story, IM Flash reveals the primary factors that persuaded them to locate in Utah. Which factor is most important to you in your current site search? Take our online poll and let us know. @ Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa Huntington Beach, CA Nov. 9 – 11, 2008 “Business Facilities LiveXchange was a great event for us. This event allowed us to explore locations that we never would have considered and had even discounted.” —David Landsberger, President, Bel-Art Products Business Facilities LiveXchange is a FREE event for corporate executives who are responsible for choosing a new location for their company’s next move. www.BFLiveXchange.com 4 M AY 2 0 0 8 http://www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.BFLiveXchange.com http://www.businessfacilities.com/blog http://www.BFLiveXchange.com

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Business Facilities - May 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots The UK's Most Lucrative Locations, Pound for Pound Economic Development in a Flash Corporate Moves: Massachusetts Florida: A Ripe Climate for Innovation Innovating Big in Rhode IIsland Retail Set to Ride Out a Recession Corporate Moves: New Jersey South Carolina: A Sweet Spot in the Southeast Endless Opportunities in North Carolina Economic Awakening in the Mohawk Valley Metro Spotlight: Alexandria, LA Where Call Centers Call Home Texas Receives First Business Facilities State of the Year Award Advertiser Index Inside Livexchange

Business Facilities - May 2008

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