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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. MINNESOTA IS GETTING READY TO DIG SOME NEW GROWTH. Cloud, Minnesota. From the September/October 2013 issue . In order to attract new development, a community has to be prepared for it.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. If applying for a transferable credit certificate, no more than half the credit may be applied in a single calendar year. Machinery or equipment used in research and development.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. The program offers the following incentives: Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption (TPT Exemption) on purchased qualifying equipment and leased or rented qualifying equipment. TAX EXEMPTIONS.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. GSA is ahead of schedule in reducing its potable water and electricity use. If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. of employment in its biotech sector, anchored by its world-class research institutions, including the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota. The area also has the second-highest concentration in the U.S.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship covers tuition for Kentucky students enrolling in nearly 1,000 certificate and degree programs in five, high-demand sectors. Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of over 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean. Department of Energy for 2015, were 23.5

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Competitive electric costs, coupled with the convenience of responsive local utilities, have helped foster an environment where companies want to invest. Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of over 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean. Lawrence Seaway. As a hub in the Great Lakes St.