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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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The top states, in descending order, are: California, Washington, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Connecticut and Kansas. AvEx, a world leader in the niche market of aviation exterior painting, has been located at Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) in New Iberia for over 25 years. This does not include those employed in the public sector.

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The Best Unit Price Book for Job Order Contracting

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One of the most difficult decisions in standing up a Job Order Contract is the owner’s decision about what type of Unit Price Book (UPB) is best for your JOC program. RSMeans can cover multiple locations with a single data source through the application of our CCI data. wage + fringe rate for plumbers in the city. It depends.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Texas also is home to six of the top 50 companies on the Fortune 500 list, third only after New York and California. In July 2012, XCOR announced the creation of its new Commercial Space Research and Development Center headquarters at the Midland International Airport. And the U.S. With an initial investment of $176.6

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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In addition, the company has contracted with Siemens Energy to supply all 448 turbines—the blades will be constructed in the Fort Madison, Iowa plant and the nacelles in the Hutchinson, KS plant. While nowhere near the capacity of California—the nation’s leader in installed capacity for geothermal resources at 2,732.2

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. CALIFORNIA – updated for 2014. Currently there are two MRZs in Arizona. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES: University Based Research and Development – An eligible business that contracts with one or more Arkansas colleges or universities in performing research may qualify for a 33 percent income tax credit for qualified research expenditures. CALIFORNIA. Possible city business tax exemption.

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