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US Slavery Museum: A Primer on How Not to Develop a Project

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The city filed a lien against the land for $300,000 of unpaid back taxes. Pei filed a lien on the land for the full fee amount. The Museum filed for bankruptcy, then rescinded their request. I understand that when an innovative project begins, it’s impossible to delineate all the challenges.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Innovation Fund: As part of the implementation of Accelerate Alabama, this fund was created to maximize the use of the State’s economic development resources by leveraging annual research and development expenditures by Public Universities within the State to generate resources which can be used to support economic development initiatives.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALASKA GROWTH CAPITAL: Provides financing to nontraditional borrowers/businesses that use innovative technology, are in rural Alaska and are minority-owned. ARIZONA INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FUND: An $18.2 The private sector participant finances 50 percent of the project cost and takes a first lien on assets pledged as collateral.

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