Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 5, 2014

So we’re opening this year’s annual global tour of the biotech/pharma industry with a look at Manchester’s remarkable development as one of the world’s leading centers for innovation, particularly in the realm of biohealth research. It develops innovative software that unlocks the value of healthcare data for the benefit of patients.

Georgia 68

Georgia Pennsylvania Innovation Industrial 68

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Alabama Innovation Fund: As part of the implementation of Accelerate Alabama, this fund was created to maximize the use of the State’s economic development resources by leveraging annual research and development expenditures by Public Universities within the State to generate resources which can be used to support economic development initiatives.

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

INCOME TAX CAPITAL CREDIT: Currently codified as Article 7, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years.

Income 75

Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 27, 2014

The company expects to break ground on the new facility by the end of this year and begin tire production by 2016. General Motors’ decision to put its new $26-million Innovation Center in Roswell, GA earned our Bronze Award. The new facility in Georgia is the third of four IT innovation hubs the auto giant is opening in the U.S.

Deals 105

Deals Georgia Arizona Phoenix 105

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

After swallowing that gloomy news, Californians trudged to the polls in November and approved a referendum increasing their state income taxes by a whopping $6 billion a year. SMUD: ENERGY INNOVATORS. All of that may be about to change, seismically, for the better. Currently, SMUD is building the foundation for the “smart grid.”

California 47

California Sacramento Zoning Los Angeles 47

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.

North Dakota 40

North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.

North Dakota 40

North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2014

We kept our eyes peeled for the essential DNA of a successful jobs-creation effort and innovative formulas for growth that deserve to be replicated. This year, we’ve selected five innovative programs to receive our awards for Achievement in Targeted Incentives. The focus of our 2014 Economic Development Awards is Achievement.

Indiana 108

Indiana NJ Georgia Kentucky 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 5, 2016

By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., A return to growth will be healthy for innovation, product development and game-changing technology creation—a cornerstone of this industry.”.

Industrial 40

Industrial Airports Louisiana Florida 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 7, 2016

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. As a part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, several state institutions are engaged in research to produce strong, lightweight materials, improve battery performance and reduce emissions. In all, automakers sold 17.5 million cars and light trucks in the U.S.

Industrial 40

Industrial Kentucky Mississippi Louisville 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Innovators and entrepreneurs also plaster the Iowa landscape. With innovation at the core of its growth strategy, Iowa has the necessary tools and incentives for companies of all sizes and all industries to succeed. Iowa biosciences also are thriving in the innovation economy. Iowa is a right-to-work state.

Iowa 40

Iowa Certification Insurance Site 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Key centers of innovation and collaboration in Pittsburgh include Innovation Works, the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Institute.

Omaha 76

Omaha Mobility Georgia Arkansas 76

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 5, 2016

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. With a population of 108,000 within the city, an average age of 34 and an average family income of over $105,000, Murrieta is recognized as a premier community for new residents and businesses seeking a safe community with a high quality of life. Sited along Interstate 15 and U.S.

California 40

California Los Angeles San Diego Airports 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

The Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania was awarded a $750,000 Discovered in PA—Developed in PA (D2PA) grant to support the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization project. At OPPD we will be at 15 percent renewable energy by July and we will be at 30 percent renewable energy by December 2016,” said Mueller.

Minnesota 56

Minnesota Iowa New Jersey New Mexico 56

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

There’s credit for the cost of training new employees and investing in low-income areas, plus provisions that allow small businesses easier entry into the program. Rauner also signed legislation to revive an expired tax credit that encourages investment dollars into early-stage, innovative companies in Illinois. Rauner said. “A

Illinois 53

Illinois Arlington Chicago Airports 53

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 2, 2016

By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Martinez enacted a single sales factor, reduced New Mexico’s corporate income tax by 22 percent, from 7.6 Martinez created a now 12-mile overweight cargo zone to allow overweight trucks from Mexico to enter and unload on the New Mexico side of the border. BORDER DEVELOPMENT.

New Mexico 40

New Mexico Albuquerque Atlanta Software 40

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Many of the same housing-related issues that were planks of the Republican and Democratic platforms in 2016 are being nailed down again during the 2020 election cycle, and deregulation tops that list. With so many factors likely to sway voters—led by a lingering lethal virus and its impact on the U.S. Issue 1: Deregulation. Issue 2: Spending.

Housing 105

Housing NAHB Income Infrastructure 105