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The metropolitan area lost the battle for the research and development operation of the Army Futures Command in Austin, Texas, which defeated Boston, Philadelphia and Raleigh, NC.
"I'm proud to be one of the few finalists," said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who was part of a larger group that was trying to win. to woo the military installation. "This indicates the status that Minneapolis has achieved, but obviously I am disappointed."
On Friday morning, US Army officials officially announce the selection, which has been reduced to 150 cities.
But late in the day, Bloomberg News had tweeted the news and the Associated Press published a story. In a statement sent earlier Thursday, army officials said that the creation of what will be the fourth command of the army "marks the most important reorganization effort in the world. Army since 1973, and brings the unity of the Future Army leadership would have brought less than 500 military, but that could have meant decades of partnerships with private sector companies.
The Army began preparing plans for the Futures Command in October
Army representatives visited the Twin Cities area and met with local leaders last month. data analyzed by the Army included the number of patents issued, the dollars spent on university research, the nature of life factors and logistics such as the ease of traveling on the subway.
US According to the # 39; Associated Press, army spokesmen did not respond to requests for comments Thursday night.
A spokesman for the Rep. McCollum, who helped the federal Minnesota delegation attempt to win the bid, also failed to respond to requests for comment on Thursday night.
A spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development said Thursday night the ministry had not yet been informed of the army's decision.
Associated Press contributed to this report
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