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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 center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.

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

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economy into its worst quarter since the Great Depression, with unprecedented declines in gross domestic product, employment, consumer confidence, retail spending, and just about every other metric. . . If the market did roll over, he might have to lay people off, but would not be stuck with land debt.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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If you seek a STEM job or a design job once you graduate from college you have a real chance of having your student debt relieved.”. million square foot fulfillment and robotics center being constructed in Thornton will be the largest industrial building in Colorado once completed (scheduled for August 2018). Amazon’s new 2.4

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State by State Incentives Guide

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million loan participation program fostering business expansion and job creation in Arizona by providing debt financing for small businesses (in collaboration with private finance partners). For 2018 and thereafter, the tax credit rates will be 20% of the first $2.5 97% increase in personal property tax exemption. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments. The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Companies that manufacture or produce a product in New Mexico, non-retail service companies that export a substantial percentage of services out of state (50 percent+ of revenues and/or customer base) and certain green industries are eligible. agriculture, construction, gambling, healthcare and retail).

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