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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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The state’s largest city, Wichita, is known as the Air Capital of the World due to the prominent role it plays in aviation manufacturing. Wichita’s aviation manufacturers are supported by the National Center for Aviation Training and Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research.

Kansas 40
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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Using a formula that takes into account the new tax revenues generated by the 1,612 new jobs, the JDIG agreement authorizes the potential reimbursement to the company of up to $54 million paid over 12 years. The Utility Account helps rural communities finance necessary infrastructure upgrades to attract future business. Louisiana, no.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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With a diverse and well-executed economic development strategy, a workforce training program that sets the standard for the nation and a full menu of innovative incentives, Louisiana is marching forward on a path to prosperity,” Rogers said. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05 Deloitte estimates that the U.S.

Iowa 69