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State Not County has Authority to Regulate Solar Farms

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Perennial Solar, LLC filed an application for a zoning special exception and variance to construct a solar panel farm in Washington County, Maryland. The Washington County Board of Zoning Appeals granted the relief requested. Perennial Solar, LLC , No.

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

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Specifically, Governor Hogan announced he was vetoing House Bill 1106 – Clean Energy Jobs – Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Revisions, as enacted in the just concluded 2016 Maryland General Assembly session. In 2016, electric suppliers must demonstrate they have accumulated RECs at a percentage of 15.9

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Frontier Secure Growing In Virginia

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The Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission approved $2 million in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds. The company is eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. VCEDA approved a $5.6

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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By Jenny Vickers From the May/June 2016 Issue. In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state. The factory is one of only three in the U.S.

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Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries

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Construction will begin on the second bio-refinery at the Port of Natchitoches by the summer of 2015, with a completion date in the summer of 2016. The third site is scheduled to come online in late 2016 at a Louisiana site to be determined. Rocky Mountains U.S.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. 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. The Utah Film Commission says 2015 was a blockbuster year for movie makers in Utah. C onsistent. Predictable.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oklahoma Local Development & Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act (62 O.S. § 840): Provides funding for local units of government to match local tax revenue dedicated to support a project located in an enterprise zone, in support of a major tourism destination or in support of a military growth impact. 632): The U.S.