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Energy Report

Europe or Bust

Biomass projects — many of them expected to produce wood pellets for shipment to the U.K. and other European countries for power production — continue to dot the southeastern United States.

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Energy Report

The Flow Continues

As the U.S. State Department works to conclude its review of TransCanada’s resubmitted Keystone XL pipeline permit application by the first quarter of 2013, it’s getting plenty of encouragement.

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Energy Report

Maximum Achievable Control

The newest figures from the Energy Information Administration say approximately one-third of total U.S. delivered energy — or 24 quadrillion Btu – was consumed in the industrial sector in 2011, led by the bulk chemicals sector at 5.7 quadrillion Btu.

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Life Sciences

Tradition Addition

Construction is set to begin this month on Mann Research Center’s first phase in the Tradition Center for Innovation (TCI), reflecting the high demand for space within the planned 44,000-sq.-ft. (4,088-sq.-m.) Mann Medical Office Building (Mann Medical One).

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Features

The Yard Keeps Growing

Iroko Pharmaceuticals was little more than a seed five years ago. But it planted itself in one of the most fertile growth mediums for life sciences: Greater Philadelphia. On Dec. 12, it achieved full bloom with a new headquarters, and sought to seed the future at the same time.

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Life Sciences

Mesa Cures Space Need for Medical Device Firm

A high-growth medical device company is finding the right prescription for expansion in Mesa, Ariz. Ulthera, which makes ultrasound devices for face-lifts and neck-lifts, is moving from 12,000 sq. ft. (1,115 sq. m.) of space into a new 32,000-sq.-ft. (2,973-sq.-m.) headquarters in Mesa, a booming Phoenix suburb.

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International Update

Well Connected

Pick your mode of transport. By any measure, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is Germany’s most connected federal state — to the rest of Germany, to Europe and to the world.

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International Update

Open Arms

Ernst & Young’s 2012 attractiveness survey found that Germany is the sixth most attractive country in the entire world for investment, and the first by far in Europe. Just as attractive is its global reputation for industrial ingenuity, from top-shelf automotive and high-tech machinery manufacturing to the latest techniques in tracking the carbon footprint of that activity.

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Features

Next Year’s Model

Site Selection tally of automotive sector facility projects beyond NAFTA since January 2011 shows China, India, the U.K. and Brazil leading the way, followed by the Slovak Republic, Germany and Romania. The rankings line up nearly one for one with KPMG’s “Competitive Alternatives” rankings of national business tax climates, released in October. But there are a lot more factors than tax schemes at work.

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World Reports

Index Mines Social Media and Jaguar Accelerates U.K. Expansion Plans

World Reports: Index Mines Social Media and Jaguar Accelerates U.K. Expansion Plans

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International Update

Who’s Investing in Latin America?

In the past decade, Latin America has appeared more visibly on the radar screens of many companies considering expansions of their global footprints. More of these companies today are deciding to set up manufacturing facilities, distribution centers or services operations in the market.

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International Update

What Role for South Africa?

Since the end of apartheid, South Africa is a county that believes in the future, and increasingly, international business shares this optimism. But what does the future look like?

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Online Insider

The Return

by Adam Bruns

The plethora of reports coming out only confirm what the public seems to already know and what policy makers in Washington are now grasping: Manufacturing matters.

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Area Spotlights

A Good Mix

A beneficial tax climate helps grow Washington’s diverse economy.

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Area Spotlights

Patchwork Precision

Johnson County encompasses 20 municipalities, with Overland Park and Lenexa leading the way in recent corporate facility development. The county itself has no economic development agency. What it does have is a reputation for wealth, and for a wealth of education excellence.

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Area Spotlights

Consortium Bets on a Solar Sector Surge

A high-tech cluster adds solar device innovation to its roster. Development of new solar energy technologies figures to be a major driver in the economy of Upstate New York in the coming years.

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Area Spotlights

Opening In Omaha

Gavilon, TPG lead a new wave of companies expanding in Nebraska. The search for a new corporate headquarters home for grain and commodity trading firm Gavilon didn’t take long. America’s 19th largest private company found exactly what it wanted in its hometown of Omaha, Neb.

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