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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Rick Perry at the grand opening of Flextronics’ new manufacturing facility, which will provide final assembly and customization for Motorola Mobility’s Moto X, the first smartphone designed, engineered and fully assembled in the United States. The State Water Plan envisions Texas getting 3.4 Credit: [link].

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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All projects must include a qualified rehabilitation plan that is approved by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) as being consistent with the standards for rehabilitation of historic buildings as adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior.

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Sasol Announces Largest Manufacturing Investment In Louisiana History

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billion, according to an economic impact study commissioned by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and completed by the LSU Division of Economic Development. Including direct and indirect effects, the Sasol project will produce a total economic impact over the next 20 years of $46.2

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The SC General Assembly has set aside $300 million to cover the project’s entire construction cost, if needed, and the federal dollars needed to complete the feasibility study have been allocated, meaning that the project is proceeding with no funding or staff resource constraints. 1 vehicle export port in the United States.

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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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The second most expansive state in the United States with the second largest population, Texas is home to more than 25 million people and features a diverse landscape of rivers, swamps, plains, mountains, woods and desert. Pauken is the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. By Dominique Cantelme. billion, up 20.7

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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 credit will be equal to 20 percent of expenditures in the state related to the film production, and 25 percent for production returning to the state and independent films.

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