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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For-profit small businesses (100 employees or less) that are located in a DCED designated distressed community or Keystone Opportunity Zone is eligible. It is a companion program to the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program. PCD Bank offers a Loan Program to assist and grow CDFIs. Maximum loan amount is $350,000.

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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: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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The company, which develops software applications for mobile platforms, opened its R&D center in southwestern Pennsylvania in 2010. Vivisimo: 25 new jobs, IBM recently acquired the Squirrel-Hill based search technology company; Vivisimo also recently unrolled a mobile version of its customer service product.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Motorola Mobility, Plantation, FL. The Port of Little Rock, on the Arkansas River is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and a United States Customs Point of Entry. This status allows goods to be stored and processed there without custom duties or bonds being paid until products are finished and sold, or moved out of zone.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Key Incentives: Emerging Technology Fund, Enterprise Zones, Skills Development Fund, Renewable Energy Incentives, TX Industry Development Loan Program. The company has officially launched its mobile application and is available now on iTunes or Google Play. Customers can use it for free on their mobile device.”.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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NJ Mobilizes Storm Relief. In addition, New York State will create a dedicated infrastructure bank to help coordinate infrastructure development and investment across the disaster region. The planning processes and expertise of the New York Works Task Force will be embedded into the Bank’s functions.