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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

A central element of the public-private partnership that secured the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

Metro 111
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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The allocation to each Public University which makes application shall be based on each Public University’s federally financed research and development expenditures as reported by the National Science Foundation. The major component of the program is a state tax credit equal to 25 percent of a qualifying gift to a community foundation.

Income 108
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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

ENDOW IOWA: Administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority, it was created to enhance the quality of life for Iowa citizens through increased philanthropic activity by encouraging new investments to existing community foundations and facilitating the creation of new community foundations.

Income 75