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Vaughan Buckley on Restarting a Former Katerra Factory

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Buckley talks with us about restarting the plant, tapping into Katerra’s technology and people, and his new openness to horizontal integration. . So folks that are constructing their buildings with modules are coming to us, saying we need a factory, and we have had one or two factories reach out for shared capacity as well.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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This brings us, surprisingly enough, to Anna Karenina. Shortly after, I read another piece on bankruptcies in home building, and soon I was thinking of the more than 250 builders I’ve worked with over more than three decades and wondering: Does this “ Anna Karenina Principle ” about families also apply to home building?

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Yes, we know that Detroit became the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection, a process the city is expected to emerge from this year. Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. Youngstown, OH: Exports Engine.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Investark (Sales & Use Tax Credit): Available to businesses established in Arkansas for at least two years that invest $5 million or more in plant or equipment for new construction, expansion or modernization. The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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This credit cannot be carried forward or back, and cannot be used to generate a refund to the taxpayer. The capital credit is used only after all other deductions, losses or credits permitted under Titles 40 and 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975. All projects will be audited upon completion to confirm the tax credits.

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