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General Assembly Moves to Repeal Tennessee's Prevailing Wage Act

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When I moved to Nashville in 2006, I was sworn into the Tennessee bar by a local judge. My partner happened to be in trial on a significant prevailing wage dispute, and the court a break during the trial to admit me to the practice of law in Tennessee.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. The reputation of Tennessee’s business climate and skilled workforce has attracted countless world-class businesses to our state. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages.

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Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing

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TENNESSEE LEADS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOB GROWTH. Tennessee recently ranked No. Tennessee grew these jobs by 4.6 Our goal has been to make Tennessee the No. Our goal has been to make Tennessee the No. Haslam introduced the Tennessee Promise in 2015. Bill Haslam said. To achieve that end, Gov.

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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.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The program is capped at 10,000 new jobs being claimed each year by all participants; whereas a taxpayer is limited to a maximum of 400 new jobs per year. Applicants must meet the same qualification criteria as Advantage Arkansas and must be approved by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

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