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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. Across the U.S., million in capital investments.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Over the next three years, the company will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of existing facilities. 1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. From the March/April 2014 issue.

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

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From the September/October 2013 issue . are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Construction began this year with completion of the first manufacturing buildings planned for 2015. By Jenny Vickers. Geringhoff will be located in St.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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From the January/February 2013 issue. SMUD’s collaboration with the private sector is evident in the groundbreaking programs it has developed to help Sacramento companies incorporate energy-efficiency measures throughout their organizations, from design and construction phases to retrofit. BARSTOW: ONWARD AND UPWARD IN 2013.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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In 2013, small businesses with less than 100 employees accounted for 90.2 its access to highways, water, railroad, and cargo airports has made this region of the United States an ideal location for new businesses to succeed. Preferred often brings popcorn here from Nebraska via the railroad. percent in 2012.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. MADE IN ALABAMA” JOB INCENTIVES ACT: Qualifying companies may receive a transferable income tax credit to offset import tariff costs during local construction process.

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