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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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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Gross Premiums Tax Credits in Enterprise Zones: Rhode Island offers some of the most competitive ongoing tax incentives for job creation in Enterprise Zones. These credits may be taken against the gross premiums tax. Thereafter, the rate will be 1.67%. Research & Development Expense Credit: Rhode Island offers a 22.5%

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Loan funds may be used to finance real estate, machinery and equipment and for the purchase or leasing of equipment. An income tax credit for installing a biomass, geothermal, solar or wind energy device in a building or on property owned or leased in North Dakota.

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

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Updated May 9, 2001. The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has subsurface mineral rights for much of the Monterey shale field, in December sold about 15 leases for thousands of acres of potential shale development in California. Additionally, Hesperia has 1,032 acres zoned for commercial and industrial development.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Loan funds may be used to finance real estate, machinery and equipment and for the purchase or leasing of equipment. A project located on property leased from a government entity qualifies for an exemption for up to five additional years upon annual application by the project operator. Land does not qualify for an exemption.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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During construction of the new riverfront complex, IBM will be temporarily lease space at the Essen Centre office complex in Baton Rouge. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones. By 2000, China was producing over two million vehicles.

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