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The Travel & Tourism Game

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percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. Domestic travelers accounted for $933 billion of the 2018 total (86 percent of the total travel expenditures). By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2019 Issue. A ccording to the U.S. Travel Association, 2.9 reached $1.1

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Good Trouble—Necessary for Home Builders, Too

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If you wonder what his legacy could possibly have to do with home building, I offer this quote from a tweet he published in June 2018: “Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble , necessary trouble.”. Representative, renowned civil rights leader, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient John Lewis died on July 17.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Tom Corbett launched “Energy=Jobs,” Pennsylvania’s first State Energy Plan, during a visit to Penn College of Technology in Williamsport. In December 2012, Sasol announced plans to invest up to $21 billion in an integrated natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) and ethane cracker complex in Westlake, LA. Corbett said. times that of the Nos.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Programs create thousands of new jobs, increase school readiness, improve local water and sewer systems, expand access to health care, assist local communities with strategic planning, and provide technical, managerial, and marketing assistance to emerging new businesses. Railroad Spurs. Custom recruiting services. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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have a solid, completed business plan for a viable enterprise. Applications are accepted from local governments/municipalities that plan on offering financial assistance to a specific business in the area. Business Planning. Strategic Planning. Marketing Research and Planning. submit a complete loan package.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Competitive electric costs, coupled with the convenience of responsive local utilities, have helped foster an environment where companies want to invest. Most recently, Indiana Packers Corporation, a subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsubishi Corporation, announced that it plans to locate a second Indiana facility in the City of Frankfort.