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says Chris Myres, head of the Northwest Iowa Biotech Consortium. “In our case, that difference was the cluster of biotech companies that have already chosen Northwest Iowa as their home. The synergy created between these companies creates efficiencies that are an easy sell to new biotech prospects.” The group is made up of many communities—some that may be overlooked by companies that would otherwise find these locations to be ideal. It is able to provide information on many locations up and down the corridor, so business don’t have to contact each and every community independently. “The latter rarely happens. The site selector or corporate executive in charge of choosing a location just doesn’t have the time to check out every community out there,” says Woody Grabenbauer of Northwest Iowa Community College. “As a consortium, we can find the very best option that may possibly go overlooked. Without this group working with one voice, Northwest Iowa could miss out on new business even if we would have the most ideal location for the new business. The Consortium gives a louder voice to the smaller community that may otherwise not be heard by the potential business. Meanwhile, the larger communities benefit from the resources made available by agriculture and industry spread throughout Northwest Iowa.” Northwest Iowa Biotech is made up of seven counties along the Highway 60 corridor. The counties include Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O’Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee and Woodbury. Existing biotech companies that already call Northwest Iowa home include: BoDeans Baking Group, Dean Foods, Mobren, Gelita, Cargill, Jolly Time Popcorn, Patrick Cudahy, SueBee Honey, Sara Lee, Trans Ova Genetics, John Morrell, Novartis, Well’s Blue Bunny, Terra Industries, and Palmer Candy Company. The Hawkeye State Leads the Way in Biotech Research The State of Iowa and two of Iowa’s top state universities are leading the way for state and national businesses to engage in basic and developmental research. In early February, Governor Chet Culver, Congressman Dave Loebsack, and University of Iowa President Sally Mason announced that $8.68 million in funding has been identified and is in the final stages of federal approval for the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratory on the University of Iowa campus. The Iowa Advanced Technology CHOOSING THE RIGHT CITY IS A SCIENCE. Do the research. You’ll discover that San Antonio offers an ideal culture to help advance your ﬁeld of bioscience. Ask Genzyme, BioNumerik, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, SW Foundation for Biomedical Research, and the UT Health Science Center. They’re all part of a bioscience/health care industry that’s 110,000+ professionals strong. One that generates $14 billion/yr. and more intellectual property per capita than any other Texas city. And after you notice the world’s largest Phase 1 cancer clinical trial, the largest genomics computing cluster, the nation’s only privately owned BSL-4 maximum containment labs, new children’s cancer research institute, plus the huge campuses of Texas Research Park and Southwest Research Institute, one thing becomes clear. This is one smart place to hang your lab coat. San Antonio Economic Development Foundation Visit www.sanantonioedf.com or ask for a free DVD. E-mail edf@sanantonioedf.com. SM #3707 at www.BusinessFacilities.com B-4 A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S , B I O P H A R M , A N D P H A R M A C E U T I C A L E X E C U T I V E http://www.sanantonioedf.com http://www.sanantonioedf.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - March 2009 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: Tennessee Deciphering High-Tech Hubs Industry Focus: Biotech/Pharmaceuticals The Lone Star State Continues to Burn Brightly Pennsylvania is Holding Its Own Corporate Moves: Florida Metro Spotlight: Findlay, OH Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - March 2009

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