Investing In Opportunity Zones
Business Facilities
AUGUST 29, 2022
As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Qualified Opportunity Zones across the U.S. provide a vehicle to reinvest capital gains for near- and long-term tax benefits.
How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction
Pro Builder
MAY 12, 2021
How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction. Is off-site construction the answer to building homes faster and more affordably and easing current supply and labor issues? 3 Reasons Why We Need More Off-Site Construction. Off-site construction introduces a host of unique worker safety benefits.
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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. For home builders, transitioning to off-site building methods requires an operational overhaul. using a framing system by Entekra , which provides a fully integrated off-site solution (FIOSS) for homes and commercial buildings. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:02.
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May / June 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 3)
Business Facilities
MAY 30, 2017
The May / June 2017 issue features our annual tour of the locations that are leaders in logistics and distribution, ports and FTZs, LiveXchange 2017, biotech, tourism, and certified sites. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. BF Staff.
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TexAmericas Center Designated A Federal Opportunity Zone
Business Facilities
MAY 31, 2018
Read: TexAmericas Center Designated A Federal Opportunity Zone at BusinessFacilities.com. The census tract containing the industrial park is among seven in Bowie County, TX, to receive the new federal designation.
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2017 State Of The Year: South Carolina
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Read: 2017 State Of The Year: South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. The Palmetto State’s manufacturing base gets stronger while South Carolina invokes its can-do spirit and leverages impressive resources to expand a diverse set of new growth sectors.
Alabama’s 2017 Exports Set New Record
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Read: Alabama’s 2017 Exports Set New Record at BusinessFacilities.com. Alabama exports totaled a record $21.7 billion last year, thanks in large part to increased overseas shipments of automobiles, aircraft components, chemicals, paper, and minerals.
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July / August 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 4)
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2017
The July / August 2017 issue features our 13th annual rankings report, presenting the top states, metros and global locations from every possible economic development angle. Read: July / August 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 4).
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California Is Land Of Opportunity, Michigan Is Motor King
Business Facilities
JULY 26, 2019
California has crushed the competition as the top-ranked state for Opportunity Zones and Michigan is still the undisputed heavyweight champ in Automotive Manufacturing Strength in Business Facilities’ 1 5th Annual Rankings Report , released this week.
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Evaluating Natural Disaster Risk In Site Selection
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 24, 2017
The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite recorded the temperature at the top of Hurricane Harvey as the storm approached Texas on August 25, 2017. T he United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean have been bombarded by devastating and historic natural disasters the second half of 2017. Image: European Space Agency). Wildfire Risk.
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42 2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Bronze Award
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Read: 2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Bronze Award at BusinessFacilities.com. A partnership between Saudi Arabian Basic Industries and Exxon chooses Corpus Christi, TX for a new $10-billion ethane cracker.
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Opportunity Zones: Boom Or Bust?
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Opportunity zones allow investors with unrealized capital gains to sell those assets and reinvest the gain in a QOZ with a bigger after-tax return. The post Opportunity Zones: Boom Or Bust? appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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Cascades Tissue Expanding In Oregon
Business Facilities
JULY 7, 2016
The project will break ground this summer, employing 200 during construction before opening its doors towards the end of the first quarter of 2017. Read Cascades Tissue Expanding In Oregon on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Cascades Tissue Expanding In Oregon.
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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona
Business Facilities
AUGUST 23, 2017
From the July/August 2017 Issue. It is a growing city with a thriving business community, a high-quality workforce, premier sites for investors and developers, as well as opportunities for public-private partnerships. Currently, Peoria has three dynamic, shovel-ready sites in highly sought-after areas of the city.
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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
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 OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. Cory Booker of NJ and Sen.
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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 6, 2017
From the September/October 2017 Issue. This high achievement level is one reason a 2017 Chief Executive survey of CEOs placed Iowa second in the nation in worker quality. IOWA’S CERTIFIED SITES PROGRAM. Industrial sites in 17 communities are third-party certified as ready for development. By the BF Staff.
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43 Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 28, 2019
In 2014 the legislature established the original “Coast Smart” siting and design criteria requirements including created a Coast Smart Council. The bill also delays the implementation date of the Coast Smart siting and design criteria that are modified and made more broadly applicable from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2020. Forest Cover.
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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
From the September/October 2017 Issue. Our partners and we are addressing infrastructure such as river ports, highways, workforce initiatives, community, sites and buildings preparation. Build-Ready assures that utilities, zoning, permits and even a building pad are all taken care of before a company has made the decision to locate.
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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 18, 2013
Key to the new marketing initiative was a CEO Council-sponsored hosting event for leading corporate real estate executives, site selection consultants and media outlets, which included a reception at Nova Southeastern University’s new $50-million Oceanographic Center. Cabela’s site is part of Nebraska Technology Park. The company $7.2-million
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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 7, 2017
From the September/October 2017 Issue. Shovel ready sites available in Fruita, CO with a view. Here are 5 reasons Colorado’s Grand Valley should be at the top of your site relocation list: An outdoor playground unlike any other. Most also qualify for multiple tax credits through the Colorado Enterprise Zone.
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Logistics Leaders
Business Facilities
MAY 30, 2017
Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors. Logistics Leaders. BF Staff.
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Iron Mountain Picks Northern Virginia For Data Center Campus
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 10, 2016
This project allows Iron Mountain Data Centers to enter the Greater Washington metropolitan area from a strategic location with robust power and fiber infrastructure and unique site features that will accommodate highly secure data center applications. Iron Mountain intends to open the first building on the campus in spring 2017.
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Asian Markets Spur Exports Surge from Minnesota
Business Facilities
JUNE 8, 2018
More than $7 billion in goods were shipped from Minnesota to Asia in 2017, with shipments to Japan notching a 30 percent increase over the previous year. Read: Asian Markets Spur Exports Surge from Minnesota at BusinessFacilities.com.
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40 Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Business Facilities
JULY 11, 2014
For a list of Pennsylvania economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Business In Our Sites Grants & Loans: A $300 million statewide loan pool, created by the issuance of bonds. Maximum loan amount is $350,000.
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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
From 2015 to 2017, IBACOS performed lab tests and modeling to validate the technology. Source: July 2017 report: "A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation" / DOE Building America. “As After visiting the Pittsburgh test site, the home builder agreed to mock up the system for one of its floor plans.“Being inch or 2-inch ducts. .
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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change
Business Facilities
AUGUST 25, 2021
In 2017 FPL purchased?the? FPL’s combined 10-year site plan includes a significant increase in battery storage deployment with approximately 700 MW of additional battery storage, for a total of 1,200 MW of battery storage by 2030. This was the message to corporate site selectors and economic developers at a recent national conference.
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Kentucky: Air Supremacy In The Bluegrass State
Business Facilities
MAY 25, 2017
Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors. With Amazon’s decision to put its $1.5-billion Kentucky: Air Supremacy In The Bluegrass State.
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CoStar Creating 732 Jobs At Virginia R&D Center
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 26, 2016
CoStar Group is eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Read CoStar Creating 732 Jobs At Virginia R&D Center on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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40 Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
From the September/October 2017 Issue. Boyd Rutherford (left) and Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles, discusses his 2017 Environmental Package. Larry Hogan’s 2017 environmental agenda, which the governor unveiled in January. By the BF Staff. T he Maryland state legislature has allocated $7.5 Larry Hogan, with Lt.
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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running
Business Facilities
AUGUST 5, 2019
I n order to attract new development, locations have to be prepared for it and have sites that are ready to hit the ground running. are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. States across the U.S.
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Salesforce To Grow Regional HQ, Add 800 Jobs In Indiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 6, 2016
The company, which is the world’s fastest growing top 10 software company, will begin moving into Salesforce Tower Indianapolis in early 2017. Plans for the new office include collaboration spaces, mindfulness areas and social zones. Salesforce To Grow Regional HQ, Add 800 Jobs In Indiana. salesforce.
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40 Energizing Louisiana’s Future
Business Facilities
APRIL 24, 2017
Read Energizing Louisiana’s Future on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Louisiana is ready to be the prime global hub for liquefied natural gas exports, and it’s aiming to be the national leader in cybersecurity.
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55 Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN
Business Facilities
JULY 6, 2016
Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. Section 5 is scheduled to be finished by June 2017. Section 6 will join with I-465 in the years to follow.
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2016 and GM Financial will begin occupying the building in the first quarter of 2017. “As The San Antonio location was selected based on several factors, including a strong workforce, an ideal time zone that can service customers across the U.S., acres of land off of Raymond E.
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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth
Business Facilities
AUGUST 21, 2017
From the July/August 2017 Issue . In 2017, Moody’s Analytics expects the metro area’s population to expand 3.61 The Cape Coral Economic Development Office has designed several areas of emphasis to enhance and tailor growth with a visionary outlook for all sectors of the marketplace, including: Veterans Investment Zone.
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Louisiana: Plaquemines Parish Lands $8.5-Billion LNG Complex
Business Facilities
MARCH 28, 2017
Billion LNG Complex on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Venture Global’s two liquified natural gas projects in Louisiana, a total investment of $13 billion, will make the state a leader in LNG exports. Read Louisiana: Plaquemines Parish Lands $8.5-Billion
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North Carolina Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 11, 2014
For a list of North Carolina economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Site and Infrastructure Grant Fund: Provides assistance for site development and infrastructure improvements for very high-impact projects. in 2014 and 5.75% in 2015.
OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Considered one of Construction’s ‘Fatal Four’ , falls from height accounted for 381 out of 971 deaths in 2017 in the construction sector, and was the leading cause of construction worker deaths. Controlled Access Zones. Section 1926.502 outlines various types of fall protection systems, which include the following: Safety Nets.
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Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Considered one of Construction’s ‘Fatal Four’ , falls from height accounted for 381 out of 971 deaths in 2017 in the construction sector, and was the leading cause of construction worker deaths. Controlled Access Zones. Section 1926.502 outlines various types of fall protection systems, which include the following: Safety nets.
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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 2, 2020
From left, Alex Giardina, estimator level III; Melissa Podonsky, staff accountant, and Ruben Adjip, finance analyst/payroll manager, review site plans in front of strategic geography maps. That year, the eight executive team members conducted what Gleaves dubbed a “come to Jesus meeting” off-site in a casual, comfortable setting.
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True to Itself: True Homes' Purpose-Driven Company Culture Is Like No Other
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 2, 2020
From left, Alex Giardina, estimator level III; Melissa Podonsky, staff accountant, and Ruben Adjip, finance analyst/payroll manager, review site plans in front of strategic geography maps. That year, the eight executive team members conducted what Gleaves dubbed a “come to Jesus meeting” off-site in a casual, comfortable setting.
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98 State by State Incentives Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Apple’s new manufacturing facility will rise on the site of the former First Solar plant in Mesa, AZ. “Arizona’s team moved quickly to put together an attractive package that put the Mesa site front and center as Apple considered locations for its renewed commitment to U.S. Photo: solarsystems-usa.net). manufacturing.”
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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?
Pro Builder
JANUARY 11, 2021
Meanwhile, the tax benefits for homeownership, such as the mortgage interest deduction, were diminished in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The company uses third-party property managers but also has an on-site maintenance manager and property manager in every community. Still, the segment pushes forward.
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