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Wyoming adopts two workplace safety measures

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A Wyoming state commission on Oct. 5, 2013 approved two new workplace safety provisions for workers in the oil, gas and energy fields. It prevents workers’ compensation claims, acts as cheap insurance and allows employees to go home to their families at night, said Dennis Shepard, a member of the safety commission.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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48.2): In the 2013 legislative session the budget agreement included appropriating $3,000,000 to the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund. Legislation enacted in 2013 extends the one-time income tax credit for investments in qualified clean burning motor vehicle property from 2015 to 2020 and is effective November1, 2013.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Polaris, which recorded 2013 sales of $3.8 The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) provides access to a team of highly skilled professionals who provide technical assistance, at no charge, to help streamline the development of projects and proposals. Source: Texas Workforce Commission). The Legislature has allocated $48.5

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Entergy To Close, Decommission Vermont Yankee In 2014

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The station will remain under the oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission throughout the decommissioning process. New England Vermont Blog-aug-2013 Decommissioning Enetrgy NRC Nuclear Energy SAFSTOR Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Vernon'

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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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See Results of 2013 Renewable Energy Fund – October 22, 2013. Jobs Growth Act of 2005: Income Tax Reduction on Performance-Based Income: The Jobs Growth Act allows eligible businesses in any industry to offer their employees an exclusion of 50% of performance-based compensation from their Rhode Island gross income.

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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State Water Commission funds, not exceeding $20,000 per borrower, may be used to supplement Ag PACE funds for the purchase of irrigation equipment on new irrigated acreage. For credits based on investments made on or after January 1, 2013, a taxpayer is allowed no more than $500,000. The taxable value is calculated at 1.5%

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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21st Century Quality Jobs 10 Year Cash Incentive: The first of its kind, this new incentive was created in 2009 to attract knowledge-based companies to Oklahoma through a policy of rewarding businesses with a highly skilled and compensated workforce.