Business Facilities - July 2008 - (Page 19)

ing Council, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency, we have ranked each state based on total pollution levels, number of hazardous waste sites, number of LEED-certified buildings, air pollution emissions, and number of people who use public transportation. We also have factored in each state’s menu of financial incentives and rules and regulations pertaining to energy efficiency and renewable energy. A state’s willingness to pass green legislation or offer financial incentives to environmentally-conscious businesses has affected our rankings in noticeable ways. For example, California’s renewable energy regulations and COME FOR FUN. STAY FOR BUSINESS. A C A D I A N A L O U I S I A N A Acadiana is alive with opportunity. Transportation options, progressive incentives have helped it to rank fifth, despite the state’s reputation for smog and traffic. New York and New Jersey, which often conjure up images of factories and skyscrapers, have benefited in similar ways. Meanwhile, states with much-adored natural landscapes such as Oregon, Colorado, Vermont, and Hawaii, have rightfully earned their high marks on our greenest list. For our Greenest Cities ranking, we used the most current data (May 2008) from the U.S. Green Building Council to tabulate the cities with the most LEED-certified facilities. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification program is a feature-oriented rating system that awards points to facilities for satisfying specified green building criteria. The difficulty in incorporating more criteria into a greenest cities ranking is finding data providers that consistently compare the same set of cities, define cities’ limits in the same way, and use the same time periods for collecting data. As such, we simply awarded cities for their “LEEDing” efforts. Chicago, which ranked first in the 2007 rankings as the city with the largest number of LEED-certified projects, again tops the list in 2008, with a total of 40. Seattle joins Chicago this year at the top of the greenest cities list, moving up from its second-place finish in 2007’s rankings. technology, diversified industry, ready workforce and strategic location make the six-parish (county) Acadiana region a prime choice for business. The quality of life and array of leisure activities – from hunting and fishing to dining hotspots and festivals – make Acadiana a favorite place to call home. Visit www.teamacadiana.org, and watch your business and your employees come to life in Acadiana. 211 East Devalcourt St. | Lafayette, LA 70506 | 337.593.1411 | teamacadiana.org #2307 at www.BusinessFacilities.com BUSINESS FACILITIES 19 http://www.teamacadiana.org http://teamacadiana.org http://teamacadiana.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - July 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: New York The 2008 Business Facilities Rankings Report 2008 Rankings: Biotech Blasts Off 2008 Rankings: Green with Envy 2008 Rankings: Warm Climate for Business Nanotech Looms Large in Pennsylvania Metro Spotlight: Inland Empire, CA Food Processing Sites: Providing Sustenance as Well as Nutrition Sale-Leasebacks: Easing the Credit Crunch Corporate Moves: Georgia Metro Spotlight: Albuquerque, NM Advertiser Index Inside LiveXchange

Business Facilities - July 2008

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