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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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We considered a Boston office but ultimately chose Providence because of the access to talent and supportive business climate,” said David Osborne, President and COO of Virgin Pulse. The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission voted to authorize $18.5 Our growth strategy is centered on hiring high-potential, early-in-career talent.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Rick Scott has eliminated hundreds of regulations he says are impeding business expansions and new facilities in the Sunshine State; and Louisiana, which has married an unrivaled workforce training program with a bevy of new incentives that are spurring hot new growth sectors, including digital media.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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tech hubs, Silicon Valley, Boston, New York City and other areas certainly come to mind. In 2009, Kansas City’s tech company population jumped by 5 percent to 2,900—a faster growth rate than established tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, Boston and Austin, the report said, citing a 2010 study by the TechAmerica Foundation.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. Pollution control equipment.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Applicants must meet the same qualification criteria as Advantage Arkansas and must be approved by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Energy Commission to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help attain the state’s climate change policies.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Situated in Upstate New York, Oswego County is located centrally to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Arkansas currently has 538 buildings and 311 sites available at www.ArkansasSiteSelection.com , a collaborative effort between the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Entergy Arkansas Inc.