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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country. NASHVILLE ASCENDS: A CITY AND AIRPORT FLYING HIGH.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Put simply, land, labor, and capital are more affordable in Florida than in California or New York, for example. Business dollars go a lot farther in Florida given the state’s tax advantages, tax exemptions and no state personal income tax. No state personal income tax. Florida is also a right-to-work state. Fast Florida Facts.

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Heroic Efforts In California

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Just like the rest of the country, California has its seen ups and downs when it comes to employment, taxes, energy and the environment. Since its launch in December 2011, HERO has created more than 10,000 local jobs through projects completed in more than 50,000 homes in California. MURRIETA, CA: THE FUTURE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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Location Focus: New York – The Empire State Leverages Its Strengths

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Business will be able to locate in these special university economic zones and operate 100 percent tax-free for 10 years, with no income tax, business or corporate state and local taxes, no sales tax, no property tax, no franchise fees, and in many cases, no income tax for employees. Kennedy Airport. In early 2014, U.S.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. Arizona offers one of the lowest costs of doing business in the United States, primarily because of low taxes and small state government.

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H&A Public Incentive Legislation Update

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California. The California Senate approved extending the State’s film and tax credit program for two additional years. Brown also signed legislation designed to strengthen economic development and international trade in California. The bill provides $100 million in annual tax credits for productions.

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

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After swallowing that gloomy news, Californians trudged to the polls in November and approved a referendum increasing their state income taxes by a whopping $6 billion a year. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. All of that may be about to change, seismically, for the better. Last year, CA Gov.