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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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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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But Hunter also wonders how many builders now see a second Trump term as possibly counterproductive to their interests on matters such as the national debt and trade. The president’s plan also eliminates the national Housing Trust Fund and reduces public housing operating funds by 21%. Issue 1: Deregulation. Issue 2: Spending.

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Terminally-ill widow who wrote ‘affluent’ stepdaughter out of her will after toxic fights wins court battle

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Maria, who is in a wheelchair with motor neurone disease, fell out with Carly Shapton, 32, over wedding and funeral plans. They planned to divide their inheritance among their four children but that changed after Colin died of brain cancer in 2016. The judge ruled she needed the money far more. TOXIC FIGHTS.

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The Future of the Built Environment in 2019

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And while it was previously thought difficult to achieve impressive heights with a timber structure, a 49-story tower in design in Portland is planning to prove everyone wrong. However, the real surprise came in April of 2016 when a small company from San Diego led by an ex-CBRE broker received $7 million in venture money.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. The National Retail Federation (NRF)—the nation’s largest retail trade group—recently released its 2016 economic forecast. Lower gas prices are creating more discretionary income to save, pay down debt and spend on travel, eating out and personal services.

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Two-Way Street

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Lets face it: when your national debt rapidly is approaching $20 trillion and sitting on the other side of the negotiating table is your largest creditor, waving denial of access to the U.S. Fingar previewed data from fDi ‘s 2016 Global Trends Report. At LiveXchange, we asked Fingar if China’s recent economic slowdown (6.5

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Certification that all projects described within the related project plan will generate, in the aggregate, a minimum of either $1,000,000 in payroll, exclusive of payroll for construction, or 5,000,000 in investment; . 2357.301): This tax credit will sunset on December 31, 2016. 841(13), (14), and (15). TAX INCENTIVES.