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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. The value of shipments into zones totaled nearly $660 billion, compared with $798 billion the previous year.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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That’s well above the approximately $1 billion in aluminum-related projects announced 2001-2013. As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. Currently, Peoria has three dynamic, shovel-ready sites in highly sought-after areas of the city.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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In the decade encompassing 2001 to 2011, Midland, TX, had the highest annual average growth rate in the nation at 9.1 The location on I-20, rail served by Union Pacific and Foreign Trade Zone #165 makes Midland a prime location for distribution and manufacturing. The Foreign-Trade Zone Program adds to Port Freeport’s appeal.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Secret Life • Enjoys analyzing land zoning and development layouts for fun. . . . . Oklahoma City. . Off the Clock • Spending time with the Golden Girls (retrievers) Avery and Basil • Oklahoma State football and Kansas City Chiefs fan. . . . . Lindsay Haltom, 39. Director of Marketing. Homes By Taber.