Landmark status there "guided development on a north-south corridor, while keeping the core as a pedestrian experience, " he said.

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Its chemical company is located out west of the city near Katy, while the Exxon Development Company is situated in a bleak commercial corridor near the Intercontinental Airport.

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The road is a key element of the Maputo Corridor, a seven-billion dollar development initiative, which will eventually include a rail link, an upgrading of Maputo's harbour, factories, shops and hotels.

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From entrepreneurial growth, the progression of the digital media and biotechnology industries, and the development of the new multi-billion dollar medical corridor, New Orleans has witnessed an economic renaissance that is bringing new companies and investments into the region for the first time.

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Inslee praised the quick development of the plan, noting the closure of the corridor for a significant period of time would hurt the area's economy and its residents.

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The extension would improve access from the suburbs through Midtown, the yet-to-be-built Hudson Yards development on the West Side and along the existing No. 7 train corridor into Queens.

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The TechBelt, which spans the Cleveland-to- Youngstown-to- Pittsburgh corridor, was established to identify opportunities to collaborate in the creation and development of new products, technologies, companies, jobs and wealth in the region.

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Scottish Rugby's head of player development, Henry Edwards, said there were an estimated 250, 000 people in the M25 corridor with Scottish roots.

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And, in spite of Dr. Mahathir's grand Muli-Media Corridor idea, the country is also lagging behind much of developed Asia in technology, Internet development, e-commerce etc.

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