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U.S. Army officials said Austin will be the home of the Army Futures Command research and development operation because it has the right mix of STEM workers and industries, quality of life, private-sector innovation and cost of living.

Austin beat out the Twin Cities and other finalists Philadelphia, Boston and Raleigh, N.C., for the command, the Armys fourth and considered an important economic development investment and the biggest reorganization of the Army since 1973.