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		<title>Electrolux Expands In North Carolina, To Create 200 Jobs In Charlotte</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bev Perdue announced today that Electrolux North America, a leader in the manufacturing of home and professional appliances, will consolidate additional positions from locations throughout the United States to Charlotte. The company plans to create 200 jobs over the next four years with a $14 million capital investment in Charlotte. The project was made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flame Spray Invests $9.2 Million In South Carolina, To Create 50 New Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Laurens County Development Corporation and Laurens County have announced that Flame Spray S.p.A., will establish its new production facility in Laurens County. The $9.2 million investment is expected to generate more than 50 new jobs over the next five years and establish a state-of-the-art thermal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Announces 2011 License Free Fishing Weekends</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEP to offer reduced admission at state parks, Florida is the fishing capital of the world, bringing more than $5.4 billion to our economy. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced an exciting resource for anglers. FWC announced two weekends in June when a saltwater fishing license will not be required statewide. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meadowlands Racetrack Union Threatens Deal To Save Standardbred Racing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Chris Christie called Thursday’s inaction by the union representing the mutuel clerks at Meadowlands Racetrack on a proposal from prospective track operator Jeff Gural a potentially fatal obstacle to continuing racing operations at the East Rutherford facility. In the face of unsustainable racetrack losses, and the recognition that jobs and livelihoods could nonetheless be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MicroAire Expands In Virginia, To Create 51 Jobs In Albemarle County</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bob McDonnell has announced that MicroAire Surgical Instruments will invest $8 million to expand its operations in Albemarle County for the development of new products. The project will create 51 new jobs. Speaking about today&#8217;s announcement, Governor McDonnell said, &#8220;MicroAire Surgical Instruments has a longstanding record as a top manufacturer in the medical device [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Releases March 2011 Employment Figures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March 2011 is 11.1 percent, the lowest since November 2009 when the rate was also 11.1 percent. This represents 1,030,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,251,000. The state’s rate is down 0.4 percentage point from the February 2011 rate of 11.5 percent and is 0.2 percentage point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Posts 12.4% Revenue Growth For March 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that March revenue collections increased by 12.4 percent over the prior year. This is the twelfth month out of the last 13 in which state revenue collections exceeded the previous year&#8217;s amount. It is the fifth month in a row in which year-over-year revenue growth was greater than 9 percent. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A. Finkl &amp; Sons Expands In Illinois, To Retain More Than 300 Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $10.3 million business investment package to help Chicago-based steel manufacturer A. Finkl &#38; Sons Co. expand its operations. The state’s investment will leverage about $150 million in private investment and help keep more 300 jobs in Illinois. “If we want to remain competitive in today’s global economy, we must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asahi Bluegrass Forge Expands In Kentucky, To Create 50 New Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Steve Beshear was represented today by Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes as community and company officials of Asahi Bluegrass Forge Corporation in Richmond broke ground on the company’s new 69,000 square-foot manufacturing facility. The new plant, which will be located at 3007 Robertson Way, will result in the creation of 50 new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recharge New York Program Enables Businesses To Buy Low Cost Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched the &#8216;Recharge New York&#8217; program today that gives New York businesses the ability to buy low-cost power and spend the savings on retaining and creating jobs. Recharge New York allocates discount power to companies across the state, an incentive that is proven to keep companies and jobs in the State. [...]]]></description>
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