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September 2014 newsletter

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If there is an OSHA citation most likely to be overturned on appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission it would be one issued under the General Duty clause. The General Duty clause is a catchall in the Occupational Safety and Health Act and it is frequently misunderstood, even by OSHA inspectors themselves.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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In 2017, Edwards created the Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission to bolster the state’s cyber safety and to position Louisiana as a national leader and preferred location for cyber business, education and research. OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. The authors of the Opportunity Zones section of the tax reform bill, Sen.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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It’s also massively multilingual with more than 130 languages spoken in the course of business every day and has a foreign trade zone and intermodal inland port. It provides training in specific technologies, computer skills, safety certification, leadership, management and team building. “Our location really is the draw.”.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Terry McAuliffe took office in 2014, efforts have been focused on transforming the state’s workforce programs and fostering talent development strategies to ensure companies’ long-term success. In August 2014, Gov. Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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From the March/April 2014 issue. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours of Service (HOS) rule that went into effect on July 1, 2013 could create a reduction in industry productivity, projecting the need for another 100,000 drivers without an increase in shipping volume.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALABAMA - updated for 2014. Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. The increase is to occur in equal increments over a four year period, between 2014 and 2017. percent, between 2014 and 2017.

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