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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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From the July/August 2012 issue. However, many rural sites will also be able to achieve this certification and be competitive with sites in this and other certification programs. The ECD began looking intently at developing a site certification program in August 2011. By Scott Orlando.

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

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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. The new data center will seek LEED Gold certification, and is scheduled to complete construction in late 2014. Green Building Council.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. In September 2012, German agricultural machinery manufacturer Geringhoff Worldwide announced plans to invest over $20 million in a new manufacturing facility in St. And it’s working.”. Cloud, Minnesota.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Certification that all projects described within the related project plan will generate, in the aggregate, a minimum of either $1,000,000 in payroll, exclusive of payroll for construction, or 5,000,000 in investment; . The certificates of deposit bear interest rates of up to 3% below the standard rate.

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New Jersey Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Tax-exempt bonds for not-for-profit organizations seeking capital to expand community services can be used to finance land and building acquisitions, new construction and renovations, equipment purchases, debt refinancing and working capital. historical debt service coverage. It may be used for fixed assets and working capital.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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NY has established statewide goals (all to be reached by 2030) of a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels); 50 percent of electricity generated from renewable sources; and a 23 percent decrease in energy consumption in buildings (from 2012 levels). ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2012 AIDT became a division of the Alabama Department of Commerce. If applying for a transferable credit certificate, no more than half the credit may be applied in a single calendar year. Includes expenditures incurred for work performed after June 1, 2012 and before July 1, 2016. ALASKA – updated for 2014.

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