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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. USDOT developed the Smart City Challenge as a response to the trends identified in the Beyond Traffic draft report. Source: USDOT.

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Race to a Smart Future

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additionally will award up to $10 million to the winning city to support electric vehicle deployment and other carbon-emission reduction strategies. DOT received such a huge response to its call for applications—78 cities entered the contest—that it expanded the number of finalists from five to seven. May the best city win!

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The Participating Lender sets all the terms and conditions of the loan (including premium levels, maturity dates, fixed or variable interest rates, secured or unsecured, amortization schedule, etc.) The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association tracks the weekly average municipal interest rate from 2000 to current.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZs): Secured areas legally outside of U.S. IDBs can be issued by the California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank (I-Bank), cities, counties and joint powers authorities and do not constitute an obligation of either the state or the local government issuer.

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