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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

While that means there’s still some work to be done in terms of pay equity, it also means construction could be an appealing career for many women. And the Iron Workers, in April 2017, became the first building trades union to offer up to eight months of paid maternity leave. percent of what men do.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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From the July/August 2014 issue. To read about the 2014 state rankings, visit this link.). Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. Like Youngstown, Toledo is on track to see exports double between 2009 and 2014.

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

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From the March/April 2014 issue. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. By Shana Daley.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Business Relocation Tax Deduction & Exemption: Effective January 1, 2014 House Bill 500 provides authorization for a company to deduct moving expenses from its apportioned margin while calculating its franchise liability. The bill also amends the margin calculation accordingly for equity. TAX INCENTIVES.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALABAMA - updated for 2014. ALASKA – updated for 2014. As part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013, for the North Slope only, this credit will increase to 45% on January 1, 2014, and the credit will change to 35% beginning January 1, 2016. ARIZONA – updated for 2014. TAX INCENTIVES.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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billion in 2014, will grow to $11 billion in 2023. 31, 2014 deadline that sank the Cape Wind initiative, Deep Water Wind will be eligible for federal tax credits (assessed on every hour of kilowatt-hour of wind energy produced). Navagant Research forecasts that the global SGaaS market, estimated at $1.7

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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Production lines will be installed in 2014. The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding. Next to this, a number of Bavarian biotech companies receive grants by the European Union for their research and development projects. billion Euros for the period 2009 to 2014.

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