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Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 New Skilled Laborers After Grant from The Home Depot Foundation & NAHB

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The Skilled Labor Fund was founded in 2017 with its mission being to fund trade school scholarships and alleviate industry labor shortages. With rising tuition costs and the nation's student loan debt crisis increasing every day, students are looking for alternatives to traditional 4-year universities. About The Skilled Labor Fund.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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million accounts and 10 million people, but is increasingly harnessing sunshine as a source. The solar farm, launched in 2017, is “out of sight, out of mind,” says Chris Jedd, the DHA’s portfolio energy manager. There is no debt on it, no equipment on it, and it gives a lot more flexibility and optionality within the portfolio.”. .

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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On December 15, 2017, Congressional Leaders announced that the conferees appointed by both the House and the Senate reached an agreement to reconcile differences between the House’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”) with the Senate’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and unveiled the text of a final bill (the “Tax Bill”).

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An The JDIG was approved by the state’s Economic Investment Committee.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Wildcat Point is expected to become operational in 2017 and generate approximately 1,000 megawatts of power, enough to serve 390,000 homes annually. The company filed for a Chapter 11 reorganization of its debts in U.S. It would reduce stress on the region’s electric grid, which benefits customers throughout the region.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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When Clark Ivory returned with his family to Salt Lake City from a three-year church mission in the eastern European countries of Moldova and Romania in 2017, he could have easily allowed Ivory Homes, the company founded by his father, Ellis, almost 50 years earlier, to continue without him. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor.

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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New Venture Capital Fund: The New Venture Capital Program is an innovative financial program that provides flexible financing through debt and equity investments for new or expanding businesses in the state of North Dakota. The term of the loan will vary depending on the loan purpose with a maximum of 15 years.