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Could Solyndra Happen To Green Building Policy?

Green Building Law Update

In 2007, the Destiny USA project qualified for $238 million in tax-free financing through the Green Bonds program. “When a major, major mall puts together a program creating leases requiring — requiring —tenants to be LEED-certified, it’s a major, monumental event.”

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A National Inflation Storm Could Spell Trouble for America’s Housing Market

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The shelter component of the Consumer Price Index rose to its highest rate since 2007 in December 2021, and prices are still going up, according to Realtor.com. year-over-year from December 2020 to December 2021, but the CPI is still playing catch up with some home price movements as existing leases reset at the start of the year. “The

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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In addition to directly providing 29 million retail jobs it supports more than four million logistics jobs; four million management and administration jobs; two million healthcare and service jobs; almost two million finance, insurance and real estate jobs; and 800,000 technology jobs. percent vacancy rate.

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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Bond Financing. Renewable Energy Fund : Provides grants, loans and other financing options to renewable energy projects with the potential to make electricity in a cleaner, more sustainable manner, while stimulating job growth in the green technology and energy sectors of Rhode Island’s economy. Tax-Exempt R.I.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million in state and local performance-based grants (to assist IBM with facility lease costs, building operating costs; workforce recruitment, relocation and internal training costs; and payroll incentives). In 2007, the statewide economic impact from film was estimated at $242 million; by 2013 this had grown to $3.5

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs. ALABAMA - updated for 2014. They are: The Renewal Program.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100 percent of the project costs. It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc.

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