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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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By Business Facilities Editorial Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Our 2016 awards include recognition for the locations that have led the way in smart-grid modernization, innovative funding for infrastructure projects, renewable energy breakthroughs and new tools for supporting startups and entrepreneurs.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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Southwest view of the Fort Lauderdale International Airport. According to the Florida & Metro Forecast 2013–2016 , published in April by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness (College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida), Florida’s economic future also looks bright. percent in 2016. percent).”.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The credit is applicable to work performed before July 1, 2016 for the North Slope and Cook Inlet; for areas outside the North Slope and Cook inlet the credit is applicable to work performed before January 1, 2022 as part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013. ARIZONA – updated for 2014. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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If you seek a STEM job or a design job once you graduate from college you have a real chance of having your student debt relieved.”. This includes easy access to an international airport, the Port of Charleston, SC and an inland port via I-77. Two of the newest additions to the Dulles Tech Corridor are Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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

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Last year, a State Budget Crisis Task Force headed by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker estimated California’s long-term debt at a staggering $370 billion. SMUD is setting aggressive goals for renewable energy production, including 125 megawatts of customer-sited, net-metered solar power by 2016.

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

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Additional construction will continue into 2016 and the plant is anticipated to begin commercial production in 2018. Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program. This is the first U.S.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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JOB TRAINING PROGRAM: Originally set to expire in 2011, the Arizona Competitiveness Package extended the program an additional five years until December 31, 2016 and modified the definition of a “rural area.”. $25 The program ends December 2016. Funds cannot be used for debt refinancing or contingency funding.

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