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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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From the July/August 2013 issue . At least 65 percent of these funds will be provided for expansion of the Computer Science Division of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at LSU. By Business Facilities Staff. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. billion over 10 years.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Construction of wind turbines set a record in 4Q 2013 with 10,900 megawatts of capacity being added; nationwide, nearly 50,000 turbines have been installed. Early estimates for 2013 production project that output in PA topped 3 trillion cubic feet last year. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S.,

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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From the July/August 2013 issue. In January 2013, four Super Post-Panamax cranes became operational on the new container berth. Each crane weighs 1,550 tons and is fully electric so it emits no diesel emissions. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc. By Jenny Vickers. markets via train or truck. According to Maryland Gov.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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percent in 2011 with top exporting industries that included petroleum and coal products, chemicals, computer and electronic products, non-electrical machinery and transportation equipment. It outperformed overall U.S. exports, which grew by 15.8 These developments are by no means the only progress to report.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Oil and Gas Service Industry Manufacturing Credit (AS 43.20.049): As part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013, this is a credit of 10% of qualified oil and gas industry service expenditures, up to $10 million per taxpayer per year. The tax credit cannot exceed $2 million dollars per year per facility that produces electricity.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Funds may be provided for the construction and/or improvement of water lines & wastewater facilities, sewer lines, sewage treatment facilities, roadways, natural gas-line services, electric power services, railroad spurs, lighting, sidewalks and alternative power sources such as solar. The public utilities tax rate is 4.25

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