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BUSINESS REPORT: Carolinas Put Out A Welcome Mat for Business from Far East

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Bev Perdue of North Carolina and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina both had the same target in mind when they headed trade missions to Japan recently: bringing back the bacon for their states. I’m here for one reason: to try to boost North Carolina’s thriving business sector and grow more jobs in our state,” said Gov.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Interstate 40 is the major east-west thoroughfare reaching from North Carolina to California that runs through Arkansas. Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico. Interstate 55 links eastern Arkansas to St.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The new facility, which will increase Apple’s workforce in Austin to more than 6,700, will serve as the primary operations nexus for the company in the Americas outside of Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, CA, centralizing accounting, human resources, sales, marketing and finance. Awesome Inc.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Brunswick County is located in southern Virginia about an hour’s drive from Richmond to the north and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina to the south. Overall rail traffic was up 4.5

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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Kaiser Permanente (KP) is a leading integrated healthcare provider operating 600 medical offices and 38 hospitals in 8 states. million grant to defray costs of computer supplies, office equipment and hiring. The company will locate its new offices in Pershing Point Plaza on Peachtree Street near the Woodruff Arts Center.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Employers are subject to an assessment of one-tenth of 0.1% (.001)

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company.

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