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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

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a homeowner with leased photovoltaic panels on their roof) in southern Nevada by approximately $623 per year, having the effect of increasing electricity costs for the many (including disproportionately, the poor). Net metering programs that exist today are a regressive income redistribution in support of a greater political goal.

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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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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Affordable housing is housing built for people who earn 80% or less of the area median income (AMI).

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Business Report: Nebraska – Community Development Block Grant Funds Expansion in York

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By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. The City of York will contribute $87,045 in CDBG Program Income funds for a total $355,000 CDBG award. In 2016, Southeast Community College will open a York Regional Learning Center focused on business and industry training.

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Wisconsin Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Business Development Tax Credit: Provides refundable income tax credits that can be earned based on jobs, capital investment, training and the location or retention of corporate headquarters. Historic Preservation Tax Credit: State income tax credit for 20% of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures for eligible buildings.

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.

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State Focus – Arkansas: Expect the Unexpected

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By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. The City of Siloam Springs is unique, as it owns the Electric Department, the Water and Wastewater Department and the Sanitation Department. This means the City controls rates and is able to use deposits, rates and usage as negotiators with incoming businesses.