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SPECIAL REPORT: Site Location Factors For Automotive Suppliers

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During the Recession, the tire making industry reduced capacity significantly but, since the third quarter of 2011, Bridgestone, Continental, and Michelin have all announced significant expansions and new tire projects while other passenger tire makers are reportedly considering site location projects. Great Lakes U.S.

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

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Jindal said the company is examining the feasibility of additional Louisiana projects that would bring the total new capital investment at its sites in the state to $1.2 While most of the cars manufactured in China are sold within China, exports reached 814,300 units in 2011. billion over 10 years. and Japan combined.

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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. Gas Storage Facility Credit (AS 43.20.046): A refundable credit for establishing a gas storage facility in the amount of $1.50

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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By December 2011, Texas employers had replaced all of the jobs shed during the recession compared with the nation’s 44 percent recovery. The Lone Star State was named 2011’s leading exporting state for the tenth year in a row (according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce) with exports in 2011 totaling more than $249.8

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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FULL EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 2011: Businesses with 50 or fewer employees may receive a one time income tax credit equal to $1,000 per new job paying over $10 per hour. EXTENSION OF THE ANGEL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM: Originally set to expire in 2011, the program is now available until June 30, 2016.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Pennsylvania went from importing 75 percent of its natural gas requirements in 2007 to becoming a net exporter of natural gas in 2011; PA is now the second-largest natural gas producing state in the United States. ethanol production grew by more than 50 percent between 2009 and 2011. All other sections were written by Jenny Vickers.].