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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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The Texas Legislature created the TEF in 2003 and re-appropriated funding in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013 to help ensure the growth of Texas businesses and create more jobs throughout the state. The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

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And there is some form of privacy law in at least 48 states (but not Alabama and South Dakota), including by way of example the California’s groundbreaking 2003 Data Security Breach Reporting Law , but most of those are reactive, that is most laws in the U.S. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Targeted Industries: IT & Computer Tech, Energy, Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products, Advanced Tech & Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense. For its groundbreaking work, the company received a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in July 2012.

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FEDERAL JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – An Outline

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DOD = Department of Defense. The acquiring by contract with appropriated funds for supplies or services (including construction) through purchase or lease. COR = Contracting Officer’s Representative. CSI = Construction Specifications Institute. D&F = Determination and Findings. DFARS= DOD FAR Supplement. USACE = U.S.

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Less Is More In New England

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percent in 2003 to 24.7 The company also is taking advantage of two standard lease incentives offered by the QDC. The first incentive is based on the length of the term of the lease (50 years), while the second is based on employment and wages the company delivers. For more information, visit www.rochesteredc.com.

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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. The program offers the following incentives: Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption (TPT Exemption) on purchased qualifying equipment and leased or rented qualifying equipment. TAX EXEMPTIONS.

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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. Small Producer Credit (AS 43.55.024(c)): Credit of up to $12 million per year for taxpayers incurring eligible oil and gas lease expenditures in North Slope operations.

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