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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). In April, South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 8 percent, its lowest in five years. That same month saw North Carolina’s unemployment rate fall to 8.9 A number of companies have announced expansions and/or relocations to the Carolinas in the recent past.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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DMDII currently works with over 300 academic, government and industry partners such as Dow, General Electric (GE), Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Microsoft, to name a few. “A The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission voted to authorize $18.5 workers with the skills required for digital manufacturing jobs. Photo: Havas PR).

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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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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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In addition, Brunswick County is one of the localities that receive economic development support from the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission. Brunswick County is located in southern Virginia about an hour’s drive from Richmond to the north and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina to the south. That’s 3,792 jobs, 6.35

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Applicants must meet the same qualification criteria as Advantage Arkansas and must be approved by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories. The benefit depends on the tier in which the company locates.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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GSA is ahead of schedule in reducing its potable water and electricity use. Ahold USA Retail. Chatham County Commission. International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. Byrne Electrical Specialists. Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. Commissioning WorCx. Advanced Furniture Services.