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W&W|AFCO Steel Investing $18.7M In Arkansas Expansion

Business Facilities

W&W|AFCO Steel will add add 115 jobs at a new steel fabrication facility in the former LM Wind Power building at the Port of Little Rock.

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Lack of machine guarding doesn’t always mean a hazard exists

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FDRsafety is continuing to see OSHA cite employers for alleged violations of machine guarding in situations where employees would have to intentionally reach into a hazard zone to be injured. Not all these citations are valid, especially in light of a 1997 case decided by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

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Smyth County Machine Investing $2.1M In Virginia

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The machining and fabrication company will add equipment, expand its product line and create 35 new manufacturing jobs in Smyth County. Read: Smyth County Machine Investing $2.1M In Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Danos Selects Port Of Iberia, LA For New Manufacturing Facility

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The Port Commission and I are excited Danos has chosen the Port of Iberia for their new fabrication facility,” port Executive Director Roy Pontiff said. “We Construction of the Danos facility will begin in approximately six months, with hiring starting in the third quarter of 2015.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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State Sales & Use Tax Exemptions: Leased or purchased machinery, equipment, replacement parts and accessories that have a useful life of more than six months, and that are used or consumed in the manufacturing, processing, fabricating or repairing of tangible personal property for ultimate sale, are exempt from state and local sales and use tax.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses. In addition, businesses that qualify for technology zone grants will receive reimbursements up to 100 percent of the cost for building permits and site plan review permits for the property subject to technology zone grants.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Foreign Trade Zones: U.S. Customs Duty Management Program where manufacturers and distributors located in Foreign Trade Zones—since for Customs purposes, are considered to reside outside the U.S.—benefit Subzones may be established for single purpose manufacturing/fabricating and distribution operations.