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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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Southwest view of the Fort Lauderdale International Airport. Since taking office in 2011, Governor Scott has moved aggressively to cut business taxes and costs, pay down debt and streamline the regulatory environment. Photo: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.). By Dominique Cantelme. From the July/August 2013 issue.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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SSA bought the Urbana site in late August 2011. In a report released in 2011, the SSA’s inspector general concluded that the Woodlawn facility would not be able to support the administration’s expanding capacity requirements by 2012. Population (2011 Est.): 5,828,289. GDP (All Industry 2011): $301.1 MARYLAND FAST FACTS.

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Sequestration Nation

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This happened during an earlier pre-fabricated budget showdown in 2011, which featured a threatened default on the national debt and resulted in the first-ever downgrade of the United States’ AAA credit rating. And so on and so forth. To sort out fact from fiction, we think it’s useful to check some non-partisan sources.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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The ECD began looking intently at developing a site certification program in August 2011. We also have one of the best balance sheets in the country with a very low debt burden. It is important to recognize the value that the level of preparedness offers and to understand that this has benefits to both urban and rural areas alike.”.

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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Projects applying for the investment promotion generally need to meet these criteria: value added of at least 20 percent of sales revenue; a debt/equity ratio of less than 3 to 1; utilization of modern production processes and new machinery; and adequate environmental protection systems.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Debt issued from the Economic Development Pool may be paid from withholdings taxes, and other revenue, at the for-profit entity benefitted by the financing. For debt obligations issued under this act, there is a maximum maturity of 25 years and a maximum coupon rate of 14%.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Effective for facilities placed into service between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2015. Effective for facilities placed into service between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2019. In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport.

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