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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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If those trends continued, Clark reckoned housing affordability in the Salt Lake metro area would follow the same path as California’s Silicon Valley, potentially creating an estimated shortage of 50,845 housing units in the Salt Lake market by 2044, according to a 2018 study by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. “We

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Unlike the previous global recession caused by loose credit, inflated appraisals, and subprime mortgages to unqualified buyers, the fundamentals for housing since have been solid, as banks tightened lending practices and builders collectively seemed less extended. Benach also has a willingness to adjust, even when times are good. Builders.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. For 2018 and thereafter, the tax credit rates will be 20% of the first $2.5 million in qualifying expenses plus 15% of the qualifying expenses in excess of $2.5

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. The COMMERCIAL FISHING AND AGRICULTURE BANK provides loans to fishing, tourism, natural resources and agriculture-based projects.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Here are just a few examples that illustrate how 21st-century renewable energy initiatives are transforming what was a 20th-century steel hub: on the banks of the Buffalo River, one of the largest solar panel factories in the U.S. Savannah is deepening its harbor to 47 feet from 42 feet, and aims to complete the project in 2018.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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SWEDFA offers a variety of financing strategies to help fund small business including bank participations, direct loans, loan guarantees and taxable and tax-exempt bonds. Tax Incentives. High Wage Jobs Tax Credit: A taxpayer who is an eligible employer may apply for and receive a tax credit for each new high-wage economic-base job.