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FHA Will Change How Student Loan Debt Affects Eligibility

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In order to assist more lower-income homebuyers and close the racial homeownership gap, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will change the way it reviews an applicant’s student loan debt. Fudge is expected to discuss the changes at a Black homeownership event in Cleveland on Friday. Housing Policy + Finance. cbroderick.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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Banking, finance, communication, high technology, retail, manufacturing and agriculture are just some of the many industries prevalent in the Empire State. million in funding from the New York State Housing Trust Fund/HOME and federal low income housing tax programs. The one consistent is its propensity for economic opportunity.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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Heroic Efforts In California

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Renovate America partners with cities and counties to provide financing solutions that help save energy, lower utility bills, reduce emissions, create new jobs and increase property values. HERO offers low, fixed financing terms to incentivize property owners to make the energy-efficient choice when making home upgrades.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. The state’s central location, as a gateway between the American South and Midwest and with easy access to the Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard, is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population and household income.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Metro Atlanta plant will be Baxter’s third in the Southeast; it also has plants in North Cove, NC, and Cleveland, MS. Personal income impact estimated at $273 million (direct). billion in personal income and an overall Economic Output impact of $5.7 Project Impact Estimates. billion for the state over 10 years.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Available to businesses of all sizes and a wide variety of industries, these incentives benefit business in many ways, including reduction or elimination of property, payroll, income and/or sales tax liability; customized job training; and special financing, grants and loans. Louis and Cleveland. and Mutual of Omaha.

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