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First of 4 States Approves $3.6 Billion Dakota Access Pipeline

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. . The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved a construction permit for the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, reports The News Tribune. The 1,130-mile pipeline would transport 450,000 barrels of crude oil daily from the Bakken oil in western North Dakota to Illinois, passing through South Dakota and Iowa.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Moving into third place in our Economic Growth Potential ranking is oil-rich North Dakota, which is racing to maximize the expanding bonanza from development of the Bakken oilfield. The burgeoning Bakken production has made North Dakota a national job-growth leader.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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3 for economic performance, behind North Dakota and Texas, it was the only state to land in the top 10 in all six major categories of the study. The Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development offers similar incentives as well as assistance with site selection, financial planning, and permit applications. Film has changed.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. It is anticipated that the Draft EIR will be brought before the Planning Commission for certification in March 2013. Updated May 9, 2001. Last year, CA Gov.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The capital credit is used only after all other deductions, losses or credits permitted under Titles 40 and 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975. Applicants must meet the same qualification criteria as Advantage Arkansas and must be approved by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

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