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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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What is your strategy to keep the momentum going for an economic revival in the eastern part of Kentucky? Terry Gill, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. TG: Eastern Kentucky offers a wealth of resources and opportunities for manufacturing, service and technology-related companies.

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Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. A key component of the Urban Outfitters deal was the use of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) incentive program, created in the 1990s to lure new and expanding businesses to the state. Kentucky Gov. manufacturing.”

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The Alliance has a strong partnership with Broward County’s Workforce One employment center, securing nearly $1 million state and local training assistance for 1,107 employees in local companies. of employment in its biotech sector, anchored by its world-class research institutions, including the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. Must expand its labor force, make new capital investment, or prevent loss of employment.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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According to Sheffi, logistics clusters are “huge employment engines.”. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. Qualifying businesses in the corridor can apply for Next Michigan real and personal property tax abatements and tax-free Renaissance Zones. Photo: Memphismegasite.com.).

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. The credit is 20 percent of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability.

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