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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda. 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.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Initiatives include pipeline programs for high school students, skills training for mid-career employees, our innovative Justice to Journeyman program, full-tuition scholarships for in-demand careers, and large-scale reinvestments in training facilities. By the BF Staff.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Discovered In PA-Developed In PA: Grant program established by the Corbett Administration to build capacity to better support Pennsylvania businesses and to spur creativity and innovation in the provision of economic development services. It is a companion program to the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program. Tax Incentives.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. The cities and towns in Johnson County have all the pieces in place, including the infrastructure with plans for roads and excess capacity for sewer and water to drive development, Aubin said. Moving Ruston Forward will fund over 20 water, sewer and street projects. By the BF Staff.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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Ipreo Holdings plans to create 250 new jobs by the end of 2017 when it establishes a business center in Wake County, NC. COLLABORATION, INNOVATION IN WINSTON-SALEM. The success of this project has created a great deal of momentum in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, downtown Winston-Salem’s urban research campus.

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Less Is More In New England

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From the July/August 2017 Isssue. According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the May 2017 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated at 4.9 percent (seasonally adjusted), unchanged from April 2017 and down four-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago. By the BF Staff. percent in 2016, was down 0.8

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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Rendering of Kaiser Permanente’s National Innovation Center. Under the codename “Project Profile,” KP conducted a wide-ranging site selection search for a new National Innovation Center. Georgia has become a hotbed for global brands such as Kaiser Permanente to locate innovation and IT centers. Source: georgia.org).

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