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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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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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The first was not unexpected, although China’s lead in developing alternative energy is expected to shrink as its ability to spur solar panel production is eliminated by trade negotiators enforcing a WTO decision citing China for subsidizing its industry. 5 in Biotechnology Strength Employment Leaders, no. Here’s a sampling: no.

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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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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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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., This reverses a five-year trend that resulted in employment decreases of 9.4 The top states, in descending order, are: California, Washington, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Connecticut and Kansas.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Education • BA, Communications, Arizona State University. Extracurricular • Former member, Maracay Homes’ Community Outreach Committee • Marketing in Construction instructor at Arizona State University. Secret Life • Enjoys analyzing land zoning and development layouts for fun. . . . . Elise Goodell, 39.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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The Iowa wind energy industry supports up to 7,000 jobs, third in the country in employment related to the wind energy industry. The wind boom in Texas was assisted by the expansion of the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), use of designated Competitive Renewable Energy Zones and expedited transmission grid construction.