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BUSINESS REPORT: New California Incentives Offer Credits For Job Creation

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One of the key ways to help California businesses grow is for the state government to get out of their way, California’s director of business and economic development said in San Diego. “We That’s exactly what California aims to do with a trio of tax incentive programs that begins in 2014, he said. Long Beach Community College.

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Sacramento Torn as Lawmakers Attempt to Rezone Single-Family Lots

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Supporters say this is a good way to add affordable homeownership opportunities in traditionally high to middle-income areas but naysayers think it’s financially inaccessible for most homeowners. of Realtors as a way, it said, to limit developers and gentrification in lower-income communities of color. Read More. . Housing Markets.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

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New York City Zone Green thick wall exclusion allows for up to 8 inches of wall thickness to be exempted from the calculation of floor area to encourage high performance buildings without decreasing the amount of usable space in the building, including Passive construction. Information is available from events@psssivehousecal.org.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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With the State of California encouraging housing development in commercial zones, these projects are prime opportunities for alleviating the housing crisis.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. California remains the Sun King by far (more than five times the installed solar power capacity of any other state). Iowa, Oklahoma, California and Kansas fill out the top five, respectively. OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. installed 10.6

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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million homes that are accessible to low-income renters. Nationwide, 60% of all workers earn less than what’s required to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to a June report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which also cited the shortage of affordable housing.

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