CINCINNATI / Smartest City / DALLAS / HOUSTON / OKLAHOMA CITY / COOKEVILLE / PROVO / SAN ANTONIO / BURLINGTON / AUSTIN / BOISE / IOWA CITY / GREENVILLE / LAS VEGAS / MEMPHIS / BISMARK / RALEIGH-CARY / OMAHA / PITTSBURGH / SALT LAKE CITY / CHARLOTTE / COLUMBUS / FORT WORTH / PORTSMOUTH / CLEVELAND / INDIANAPOLIS / GREENSBORO / RICHMOND / FARGO / LINCOLN / ODESSA / ARLINGTON / ST. LOUIS / IRVINE / LAFAYETTE / ORLANDO / HARLINGEN / THIBODAUX / Norwood / WACO / RALEIGH / BALTIMORE / TEMPLE / New York / Center City / SANDUSKY / ARDMORE / ATLANTA / PHOENIX / SCOTTSDALE / Collierville / Los Angeles / TAMPA / CEDAR RAPIDS / SAN DIEGO / CHICAGO / KNOXVILLE / /
Company
AutoZone / Holiday Inn / Babcock & Wilcox Co. Toshiba Corp. / KPMG LLP / WellPoint Inc. / Industrial Ceramic Solutions / Babcock & Wilcox Investment Co. / Time Warner Cable / District / Innovation Valley / Morgan Keegan / International Paper / USEC Inc. / Dunavant Enterprises / Belz Enterprises / Babcock & Wilcox Co. / Tax Increment Finance District / Duke Energy / Frederick National Laboratory / Michelin North America / Oak Ridge National Laboratory / BioCrossroads / MDC / Bank of America / Forbes.com / Wachovia / FedEx / Eli Lilly & Co. / XCOR Aerospace / /
Continent
America / North America / /
Country
Canada / Mexico / United States / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Business Partnership / Diplomatic Relations / Funding / /
Facility
University of Tennessee/Knoxville / Midland International Airport / Midland College / Time Warner Cable Arena / Frederick National Laboratory / Jude Children’s Research Hospital / University Kelley School / University of Texas / Ak-Chin Regional Airport / University of Tennessee Health Science Center / NASCAR museum / Wachovia Cultural Campus / Levine Cultural Campus / America Stadium / Charlotte Convention Center / Phoenix Regional Airport / Airport Authority Board / Mint Museum of Craft / /
IndustryTerm
aviation maintenance technology / retail shops / transportation / ceramic fiber filters / natural gas / wind-related technology / oil and gas / aerotropolis infrastructure / energy / energy hub / tech air filtration systems / real estate / pharmaceuticals / diesel exhaust applications / chemicals / Technology transfer / retail / transportation hub / healthcare facilities / oil and gas industry / electricity / energy materials lab / retail trading zone population / commodity trader / fuel services / aerospace manufacturing / energy clusters / /
NaturalFeature
Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley / /
Organization
Indiana University / Carolina Panthers / FDA / Milken Institute / University of Texas / Midland Independent School District / National Institute of Health / CHARLOTTE NC / Midland College / St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Department of Energy / Center for Energy and Economic Diversification / University of Tennessee / Department of Economic Development / federal government / Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board / U.S. Food and Drug Administration / Petroleum Professional Development Center / Texas Tech University Health Science Center / Tennessee Health Science Center / /
Person
Job Seekers / Charlotte Bobcats / Jesse Smith / Jack Rogers / JO DPOTVNFS EF / PEFSV EVIE / Arnold Perl / Chicago Worth / Dick Nixdorf / David Johnson / Andrew Nelson / Pamela Welch / / /
Position
technical director / founder / president and CEO / Major / commodity trader / Queen / www.leaseakchin.com Facilities Editor in Chief Jack Rogers / paralegal / scientist / Chief Operating Officer / chairman / lab director / Editor in Chief / /
ProgrammingLanguage
FL / /
ProvinceOrState
Pinal County / Indiana / California / Texas / Maryland / Tennessee / North Carolina / /
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