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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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However, there is a purposeful shift under way toward a concept that prioritizes equity at every step of the process to enable inclusive communities around transit stops. Voters approved funding for this program in 2020 with equity as a mandate. Guidepost 4: Expand access to high-auality jobs and career opportunities.

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016 originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. There are risks, including the potential for a debt crisis in emerging markets, the further depreciation of the yuan, and continued volatility in global equity markets.

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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities

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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) recently approved the first projects under the revised Grow NJ program to encourage businesses to increase employment in New Jersey. One NJ option is a leased facility in Bridgewater; 274 jobs would remain in the state and 550 jobs would be created. headquarters.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Targeted workforce development curriculum from the region’s community colleges makes advanced manufacturing one of the region’s top employers—both domestic and international. Other IT employers in Little Rock include AT&T Arkansas, SAIC, Verizon Wireless and Windstream Communications. Hunt and ABF Freight Systems.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Commercial and reality television projects are eligible for a cash production grant from 5% to 12.5% The primary objective of the program is to aid in the development, production and commercialization of new or improved products and to foster and stimulate small business in the state. of qualified in-state spending.

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State Focus: New York – Accelerating Biotech Innovation In The Empire State

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The Innovate NY Fund is a seed stage business equity fund with up to $47 million to support innovation, job creation, and high growth entrepreneurship throughout the state. The FTZ sits at the intersection of a crucial transportation hub that features railways, highways, and our commercial airport and is no stranger to new development.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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Our itinerary includes the new Biosciences Training Center, now under construction in Georgia, and a look at the Life Sciences Greenhouses in Pennsylvania, which nurture the seedlings of innovation until they’re ready to blossom into commercial use. In the UK, Manchester is a city of medical and technology pioneers. million euros in 2013.

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