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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance

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With the world’s second largest energy field, strategic location, a skilled workforce and robust university collaboration, PA is determined to reinvent business innovation and growth. and Google Pittsburgh committed to investing in the innovation and invention of the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania puts jobs first. billion, 59-story tower.

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H&A Public Incentive Legislation Update

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Quinn signed into a law a bill that extends the life span of enterprise zones for 25 years. The first group of the State’s enterprise zones was set to expire in 2013. The legislation re-establishes California’s international trade offices in order to drive exports and increase direct foreign investment in the Golden State.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. receives support from the Lexington office of the Kentucky Innovation Network and Commerce Lexington. Awesome Inc.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The primary service territory of the organization is Lancaster County and its primary focus is on Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E), Business Attraction, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) and Community Competitiveness. The City has two HUB Zones through SBA, and is a New Market Tax Credits eligible community.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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Just next door to Long Island MacArthur Airport is Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #52. In the last decade, brownfield redevelopment and innovative reuse projects have resulted in renewed access to the waterfront, including Canalside—a waterfront park and public space at the original terminus of the Erie Canal. Today, another $1.5

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

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Its key feature is highly automated 30+ lane transfer zones and automated live e-gates. DREDGING THE DELAWARE AS PHILADELPHIA GETS READY. A massive, $300-million Delaware River dredging project is helping the Port of Philadelphia get post-Panamax Ready. The next segment slated for dredging is in the Delaware Bay.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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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.

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