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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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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. To put it more succinctly, BF’s rankings always are looking forward, anticipating tomorrow’s leaders from today’s results.

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Commitment of Confidence

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Did they do their part to repair the damage left in the wake of a decade-long orgy of grotesquely over-leveraged speculation in bundles of fraudulent securities? The news from Alabama this week gives us hope that our wait is finally over. Of course not. “That’s where most of our jobs actually come from,” he said.

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H&A Public Incentive Legislation Update

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The Alabama legislature had a very active 2012 session in terms of economic development initiatives. Understanding the competitive economic climate, legislatures across the country continue to propose new legislation to compete in today’s tenuous economic environment.

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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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