Business Facilities - August 2008 - (Page 4) 8 16 38 36 SPECIAL REPORTS CONTINUED 38 SPECIAL FOCUS: LOUISIANA Louisiana has reformed its state workforce development system. Read all about its high-growth activities in advanced materials, digital media, life sciences, and other high-tech industries. 44 INDUSTRY FOCUS: FINANCIAL CENTERS When you think of financial centers, New York and Chicago usually come to mind. Think again. 44 DEPARTMENTS CONTINUED 36 METRO SPOTLIGHT: CULLMAN, ALABAMA Centrally located in northern Alabama, Cullman is a pocket of success in the Deep South. More than 120 manufacturing and distribution companies call Cullman home, and annual retail sales are approaching $1 billion dollars. Take a close look at a location with small-town charm and big-city growth. 47 ADVERTISER INDEX 48 INSIDE LIVEXCHANGE This month, we preview a LiveXchange presentation from a guest speaker who will discuss the impact of climate change on development. Has your community landed the big one? Let the Enter the Business Facilities’ 2008 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards world know. Visit www.BFecoawards.com to enter and for more details. Deadline: August 31, 2008 online BusinessFacilities.com Read Our Blog Did you know that: • Texas is spending $5 billion to expand its wind-power transmission grid? • The folks in rumpled suits sleeping on the sidewalk in Baltimore were biotech investors? • The government has a “secret” list of 90 not-so-solvent banks? You would know if you’d been keeping up with the Business Facilities Blog. Share your comments today: www.businessfacilities.com/blog @ 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 Voice Your Opinion! In our cover story, we take a look at locations that are racing to build digital infrastructure. Is your community “wired” for growth? Take our online poll and let us know. 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 AUGUST 2008 http://www.BFecoawards.com http://BusinessFacilities.com http://www.BFLiveXchange.com http://www.businessfacilities.com/blog http://www.BFLiveXchange.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Business Facilities - August 2008 Business Facilities - August 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: Florida Economic Development 2.0 Everything's Big in Texas Aerospace Sites: Poised for Takeoff The Nebraska Advantage Metro Spotlight: Cullman, Alabama Special Focus: Louisiana Industry Focus: Financial Centers Advertiser Index Inside LiveXChange Business Facilities - August 2008 Business Facilities - August 2008 - Business Facilities - August 2008 (Page Cover1) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Business Facilities - August 2008 (Page Cover2) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Business Facilities - August 2008 (Page 1) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Business Facilities - August 2008 - First Word (Page 6) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Snapshots (Page 7) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Corporate Moves: Florida (Page 8) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Corporate Moves: Florida (Page 9) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Economic Development 2.0 (Page 10) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Economic Development 2.0 (Page 11) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Economic Development 2.0 (Page 12) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Economic Development 2.0 (Page 13) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Economic Development 2.0 (Page 14) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Economic Development 2.0 (Page 15) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 16) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 17) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 18) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 19) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 20) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 21) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 22) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 23) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 24) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 25) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 26) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 27) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Everything's Big in Texas (Page 28) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Aerospace Sites: Poised for Takeoff (Page 29) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Aerospace Sites: Poised for Takeoff (Page 30) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Aerospace Sites: Poised for Takeoff (Page 31) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Aerospace Sites: Poised for Takeoff (Page 32) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Aerospace Sites: Poised for Takeoff (Page 33) Business Facilities - August 2008 - The Nebraska Advantage (Page 34) Business Facilities - August 2008 - The Nebraska Advantage (Page 35) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Cullman, Alabama (Page 36) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Cullman, Alabama (Page 37) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Special Focus: Louisiana (Page 38) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Special Focus: Louisiana (Page 39) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Special Focus: Louisiana (Page 40) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Special Focus: Louisiana (Page 41) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Special Focus: Louisiana (Page 42) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Special Focus: Louisiana (Page 43) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Industry Focus: Financial Centers (Page 44) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Industry Focus: Financial Centers (Page 45) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Industry Focus: Financial Centers (Page 46) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 47) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Inside LiveXChange (Page 48) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Inside LiveXChange (Page Cover3) Business Facilities - August 2008 - Inside LiveXChange (Page Cover4)
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