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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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Our state is on the cutting edge of public education reform and tort reform. We also have one of the best balance sheets in the country with a very low debt burden. Tennessee was one of the first two states in the nation awarded $501 million in Race to the Top funds for education reform.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense. The Carlyle Group LP-owned company, which had been co-headquartered in Baltimore and Houston, said it would use bankruptcy to restructure debt and sell its assets to EQT Infrastructure in a $455-million deal, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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The mHUB community consists of entrepreneurs, manufacturers, investors, mentors, engineers and designers, as well as education and industry partners.”. If you seek a STEM job or a design job once you graduate from college you have a real chance of having your student debt relieved.”.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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Southwest view of the Fort Lauderdale International Airport. percent); Education & Health Services (2.4 Since taking office in 2011, Governor Scott has moved aggressively to cut business taxes and costs, pay down debt and streamline the regulatory environment. Photo: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.). By Dominique Cantelme.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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Luxembourg’s air freight hub has been reinforced with the opening of LuxairCARGO‘s new dedicated Pharma & Healthcare Center at the capital‘s national airport. In addition, five universities, two applied universities, 12 non-university research institutes and six other organizations educate 38.000 life science students.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program. Our state is on the cutting edge of public education reform and tort reform. This is the first U.S. Geringhoff will be located in St.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Property Tax Abatements: The Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992 (TIRA) allows qualified industries to receive abatements of non-educational property taxes for new businesses locating to Alabama and for expansions of existing facilities in Alabama. The combined state and local millage rate would then be applied to the assessed value.

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