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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

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Additionally, the bill establishes a Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings charged with developing a plan to achieve the State’s carbon mitigation goals. The Commission is tasked with examining issues of “environmental justice” and sustainable communities for all Marylanders.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

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And there is some form of privacy law in at least 48 states (but not Alabama and South Dakota), including by way of example the California’s groundbreaking 2003 Data Security Breach Reporting Law , but most of those are reactive, that is most laws in the U.S. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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billion in venture capital was invested in emerging regional business and 300 ICT companies announced plans to add more than 8,600 jobs in the region from 2003-2011. Ceva will be the ninth company in the KBA facility, which is 80 percent leased. IceCure Medical is leasing space in GCIC’s 50,000 sq. In the past decade, nearly $1.8

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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These combined projects will result in more than $221 million in new capital investment, 1000 new jobs, 2,000 retained jobs and more than 423,000 square feet of newly constructed or leased space. TEF projects must be approved by the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Small Producer Credit (AS 43.55.024(c)): Credit of up to $12 million per year for taxpayers incurring eligible oil and gas lease expenditures in North Slope operations.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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A 2009 study commissioned by the State of Utah has identified 2,166 MW of geothermal potential existing with the state. In a major project milestone, the Clovis City Commission approved plugging in Tres Amigas to a $1.655-billion industrial revenue bond. These three new projects amount to over $1.25 billion in project investment.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. The program offers the following incentives: Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption (TPT Exemption) on purchased qualifying equipment and leased or rented qualifying equipment.

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