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OSHA Testing Can Reduce Employer Liability, Saves Companies Money

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Programs designed to prevent workplace injury and illness are well established in countries like Canada, Australia, Norway, Japan, Korea and all the 27 member states of he European Union. Yet many business owners resist mandatory workplace inspections and tighter safety regulations imposed by OSHA.

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#97:  DOL's New Independent Contractor Regulation

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Unions hate it. Biden’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Boston mayor Marty Walsh, is a former union official and former leader of Boston’s Building and Construction Trades Council – so it is easy to predict where his sympathies lie. Business interests like it. We will know soon enough.

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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. Family Trust Federal Credit Union was one of the first businesses to open their new headquarters at Knowledge Park. Photo: Mike Baker).

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COVER STORY: Advanced Manufacturing — Creating Jobs In 3Dimensions

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President Obama also mentioned NAMII in his recent State of the Union address: “There are things we can do, right now, to accelerate this trend. In January 2013, NAMII was named one of the top most innovative economic development initiatives in the U.S. by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and The Rockefeller Foundation.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. To receive abatement for any or all of these taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation.

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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., There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. OSWEGO COUNTY: ACCESS WITH PROXIMITY AND CONVENIENCE.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The incentive is eligible to digital interactive media productions in Louisiana, excluding largely static Internet sites and products regulated under the Louisiana Game Control Law. Since this is a new program, the rules and regulations are currently in development and are expected be in place by January 1, 2012.

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