Business Facilities - March 2009 - (Page 4) 25 29 35 DEPARTMENTS 35 CORPORATE MOVES: FLORIDA • BP and Verenium Plan a Biofuels Bonanza in Highlands County with new Cellulosic Ethanol Plant. 36 METRO SPOTLIGHT: FINDLAY, OH The fastest-growing city in northwest Ohio offers the advantages of a metropolitan community with a small-town setting and superior quality of life. 39 ADVERTISER INDEX 40 ASK THE EXPERT This month, the Expert gives us some metrics to use when comparing incentives offered by locations in competing states and regions. 36 Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa Fort Myers, Florida October 18-20, 2009 “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 Breaking News • Greensboro EDA has created 6,300 new jobs and more than $819 million in capital investment in the past four years. • Tennessee has landed three multi-billion-dollar mega-developments in the past eight months; Volkswagon has reaffirmed its commitment to build a new auto plant in Chattanooga. online BusinessFacilities.com Read Our Blog Did you know that: • The U.S. government wants to keep banks in private hands while it increases the public’s stake in failing banking giants? • The $787-billion stimulus package gives senior citizens a special cash payment to defray the cost of commuting to new jobs cleaning atomic weapons production sites? 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! Do you expect any new projects financed by the federal economic stimulus package to be started in your area? Take our online poll and let us know. • Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s new budget expects to make use of $4.7 billion in federal stimulus. • Western Community Energy is expanding its headquarters in Bend, OR, just six months after choosing to relocate to the state. 4 MARCH 2009 http://www.BFLiveXchange.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.businessfacilities.com/blog
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