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How are your “soft skills”?

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Warren Bennis, an author and professor at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, says more companies are seeking managers skilled in the art of listening, negotiating compromises, and communicating. “It isn’t just nice–these interpersonal skills,” Bennis says.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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The first was not unexpected, although China’s lead in developing alternative energy is expected to shrink as its ability to spur solar panel production is eliminated by trade negotiators enforcing a WTO decision citing China for subsidizing its industry. That’s nearly a tenfold increase from the 2010 total of 848 MW.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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While nowhere near the capacity of California—the nation’s leader in installed capacity for geothermal resources at 2,732.2 Minnesota also is in the process of negotiating contracts with grantees for its NextGen Energy program. That solar employment total is exceeded by California (47,223) and Arizona (8,558).

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CALIFORNIA – updated for 2014. The California Capital Access Program (CalCAP): Encourages participating banks and lending institutions to provide loans to small businesses that fall outside of conventional underwriting standards. Any unused credit may be carried forward for a period of nine years.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CALIFORNIA. To qualify, a taxpayer’s research must be conducted within California and include basic or applied research of scientific inquiry, original investigation for the advancement of scientific or engineering knowledge or improved function of a business component. Possible city business tax exemption.

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