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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. When you talk to folks in Alabama, you might think from the slow-and-easy rhythm of conversation in the Deep South that nobody’s in a hurry to do anything.

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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When you talk to folks in Alabama, you might think from the slow-and-easy rhythm of conversation in the Deep South that nobody’s in a hurry to do anything. The Crimson Tide is rolling, big time, and now it’s brought in our top honor: Alabama is BF’s 2015 State of the Year. billion haul in capital investment for Alabama.

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My Kingdom for a Horse

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We figured incoming production metrics would give us an accurate fix on whether the traditionally dominant aero hubs in Metro Seattle and Wichita are in the process of being usurped by rising contenders in Charleston, SC and Mobile, AL. Aerospace Manufacturing sector.

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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

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Its completion in the fall of 2018 will cut Atlanta truck traffic by 50,000 trips per year, and expand GPA’s reach into Tennessee, Northeast Alabama and parts of Kentucky. Off-terminal, the state of Georgia is investing $10 billion over 10 years into freight mobility. billion in income, $84.1 Adding capacity for motor carriers.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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These programs have resulted in substantial upward mobility for current and new Broward County residents, while providing substantial returns on investment to local municipal partners through the generation of new revenue as a result of capital investments. Brick City Development Corp.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Businesses will be able to locate in these zones and operate 100 percent tax-free for 10 years (no income, business, sales or property taxes and no franchise fees). Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT); Enterprise Florida. WyoRECs™ Renewable Energy Credit Discount Program. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALABAMA - updated for 2014. Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office.

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