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My Kingdom for a Horse

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7 at Boston’s Logan International Airport. The airline canceled the return trip—and a ceremony at O’Hare Airport that was to include airline officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The airline said Thursday that it may seek compensation from Boeing for the grounding of its two 787s. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.

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Deepwater Horizon: Three Years Later

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billion fund to compensate seafood industry businesses damaged by the spill). BP says it has set aside about $8 billion to cover these economic and property damage loss claims (the agreement does not set a cap on the liability), of which about $1.87 billion has already been paid out (the overall settlement includes a guaranteed $2.3-billion

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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Iowa’s costs for equipment rental, construction, payroll, workers’ compensation and utilities are all below the national average. One of the country’s busiest airports, George Bush Intercontinental, is less than 30 minutes from Tomball, allowing companies the ability to access nearly every global destination.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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hire 500 additional aviation technicians for a 750-employee MRO facility at Chennault International Airport. The program is especially beneficial to the unemployed since they are able to maintain their unemployment compensation (UC) benefits during the eight-week trial employment period. GEORGIA’S QUICK START.

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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. GEORGIA – 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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An ‘aviation development zone’ is any airport in Colorado that is a public-use facility designated by the FAA in its latest National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which has registered with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT).

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