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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Stephen Moret, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development

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Stephen Moret Secretary Louisiana Economic Development. BF: Louisiana keeps moving up in our annual Best Business Climate ranking. SM: The most important have been our efforts to enhance Louisiana’s economic competitiveness. city in history to file for bankruptcy. By the Business Facilities Staff.

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Elio Motors Announces Vehicle Manufacturing Facility In Shreveport, LA

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Jindal said, “After the loss of GM, we made a commitment to the people of Northwest Louisiana that we would not only pursue possible alternative uses for the old GM facility, but we would also aggressively pursue new projects in the region that would create new job opportunities.”. We can’t wait to begin our journey in Louisiana.”.

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Monticello: A Beautiful, Innovative Failure

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Yet he devoted tremendous energy to running his estate of Monticello and died in bankruptcy. One of the main causes of the asset devaluation was the Louisiana Purchase that Jefferson accomplished as President in 1803. What gives? I found a few interesting take-aways. Timing always matters…a lot.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Texas capital edged the Louisiana capital for this year’s growth prize, but the outlook in both of these cities is so robust we’re tempted to retire the category and declare these two locations permanent winners. Your eyes weren’t deceiving you when you saw Detroit, MI sitting at No. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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LOUISIANA FASTSTART™ is a workforce development program, providing customized workforce recruitment, screening, training development and training delivery to eligible, new or expanding companies – all at no cost. The tax credit depends on the number of Louisiana resident employees.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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LOUISIANA – updated for 2014. Research & Development Tax Credit: Provides up to a 40% tax credit for Louisiana businesses (based on employment) that conduct research and development activities in Louisiana. For a list of state economic development agencies, click this link.

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