March/April 2009 | Trade and Industry Development
 

March/April 2009

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

March/April 2009

CiCi Awards - Our 4th Anniversary!

Another year has come and gone and we are both proud and excited to present our 4th anniversary edition of the Corporate Investment & Community Impact (CiCi) Awards....and from a personal standpoint, not a moment too soon. I'm exhausted - what a grueling task! After receiving over 1,000 submissions from across the country, we had the difficult mission of narrowing the list down to only 30 winners - 15 for Corporate Investment and 15 for Community Impact.

In this issue

Emerging Education Assets will Drive Technology Advancements in Central Florida's Polk County

BY: Trade & Industry Development

SRI International’s recently completed Industry Cluster Assessment & Selection study prepared for the Central Florida Development Council hits the mark squarely when it notes “Polk County, Florida is at a pivotal point in its development.” Located in the heart of the Florida High Tech Corridor, this community of 585,000 persons is emerging from the shadows of phosphate mining, agribusiness and tourism and has taken a strong, strategic approach to advance high tech economic development. more....

  Departments
1
Insights - Don't Sit on the Sidelines
2
Hemlock Semiconductor - Clarksville, Tennessee
  Features
1
Beyond Corporate Citizenship
2
Transferable Tax Credits
3
2009 CiCi Awards Corporate Investment & Community Impact
4
Corporate Investment Top 15
5
Community Impact Top 15
  Outlooks
1
Red-Hot Buttons for Corporate Real Estate in 2009
  Special Reports
1
The Headquarters Relocation Challenge