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

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percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 The less money that is needed to spend on gas and other work-related travel, the more money that can be spent on everything else. because of its strong pro-business environment. DuPage County has a business-friendly environment.

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BUSINESS REPORT: GA Notches Record Job Growth And Investment In 2012

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Targeted Industries: Automotive, IT, Arts, Energy & Environment, Financial Services, Film/Music/ Digital Entertainment, Tourism, Int’l Trade. Key Incentives: Small Business Tax Relief, R&D Tax Credit, Inventory Tax Exemption, Quality Jobs Tax Cr., GA Film Tax Cr., Sales & Use Tax Exemption, GA Work Ready. “I’m

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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The success of that strategy, as well as a sincere and long-standing commitment to industry innovation, community service, the environment, and collaboration with local government—the upshot of which is a 90% customer satisfaction rating and $620.3 They help run the housing commission and the home builders associations.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” There is no inventory tax, which is particularly advantageous to distribution companies. “Logistics costs as a percentage of GDP in the U.S.

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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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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Pauken is the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. Over 80,000 vehicles travel through this intersection every day, making Waxahachie an ideal location for a variety of business and industry. Texas’ job growth over the past year points to a steady and sustained expansion of our state’s economy,” said Tom Pauken. billion, up 20.7

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments. Applicants must meet the same qualification criteria as Advantage Arkansas and must be approved by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

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