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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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real estate recovery is set to continue into 2014, with investors increasingly looking beyond some of the traditionally popular markets to secondary markets in search of higher yields, according to Emerging Trends in Real EstateĀ® 2014 , co-published by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Posted by Heidi Schwartz .

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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules

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In 2014, the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) brought together several experts in the education community, law enforcement and security industry to develop a comprehensive guide to safer school design. The intent was to create a set of best practices to help schools and architects better plan for emergency events.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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From the January/February 2014 issue. The state recognizes that small businesses are critical to the economy and recently eliminated income taxes for many small organizations. In addition, the state offers a payroll withholding tax retention program and sales tax exemptions and recently lowered personal income taxes.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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From the March/April 2014 issue. The focus of our 2014 Economic Development Awards is Achievement. Without further ado, here are the winners of our 2014 Economic Development Awards. This quickly expanding success story has earned the Georgia Department of Economic Development our 2014 Achievement in Cluster Development Award.

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Location Focus: New York ā€“ The Empire State Leverages Its Strengths

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From the March/April 2014 issue. And with close to 300 public and private universities, New York also is an education powerhouse. START-UP NY merges the public and private education system with a corporate incentive program making New York the least expensive place in the United States to do business. In early 2014, U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: New California Incentives Offer Credits For Job Creation

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Thatā€™s exactly what California aims to do with a trio of tax incentive programs that begins in 2014, he said. California is considered by critics as one of the hardest states in which to grow a business, given its high individual and corporate income tax rates, high sales tax, and conflicting regulations. We believe that it will.ā€.

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Technology Center Opens At UL Lafayette Research Park

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This ribbon-cutting would not have been possible without the shared commitment of CGI and its local partners in higher education, economic development, state and local governments and the Acadiana community,ā€ said CGI Federal President Tim Hurlebaus. million higher education initiative led by UL Lafayette. million in income annually.