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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral).

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New Jersey Tax Credits Encourage Job Creation, Investment

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is contemplating a move from Brooklyn to Middlesex County, where the manufacturer and distributor of nuts, dried fruits, and trail mixes would acquire a 61,950-square-foot facility in Perth Amboy to increase cost-effectiveness and expand into other retail channels. Gourmet Nut Inc.

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State Focus – Arkansas: Expect the Unexpected

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Siloam Springs has two major partners who train the laborers of tomorrow: John Brown University (JBU) was named the top college in the South according to rankings published in the 2015 U.S. Manufacturing, agribusiness, retail and food production are all firmly established in Siloam Springs. News Best Colleges Guide.

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Washington Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Energy Efficiency and Solar Grants: Commerce received a $25,000,000 appropriation in the 2015-2017 state Capital budget to continue the program. Qualifying counties are those counties with an unemployment rate at least 20% higher than the statewide rate based on a three year average published by the Employment Security Department.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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What’s more, Arizona offers a robust portfolio of programs and resources supporting both large and emerging tech employers. In 2015, Apple decided to put its $2 billion, 1.3-million-square-foot Build to suit retail/restaurant pads and Class A office development opportunities. City of Peoria).

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BUSINESS REPORT: Hat World Puts Expanded Headquarters In Zionsville, IN

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a homegrown Hoosier company, manufactures sports apparel and operates retail stores primarily under the LIDS brand, a familiar mecca for team caps in shopping malls across the U.S. The homegrown Hoosier company, which manufactures apparel and operates retail stores primarily under the LIDS brand, will invest $21.8 Hat World, Inc.,

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Consumer Price Index + 2.9% (Past Twelve Months)

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percent, its largest 1-month increase since October 2015. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 5,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments). population.