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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. Recently, the metro area was ranked second in the nation for its tech sector job growth by CBRE. Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2 After leasing the U.S.

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My Kingdom for a Horse

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For want of a horse, the battle was lost… ” Each year, as Business Facilities begins its assessments for our annual State and Metro Rankings Report, we usually have a good idea of where the general trends will lead us. The airline said Thursday that it may seek compensation from Boeing for the grounding of its two 787s.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Advanced Energy Deduction & Advance Energy Tax Credit: Receipts from selling or leasing tangible personal property or services that are eligible generation plant costs to a person that holds an interest in a qualified generating facility are deductible from gross receipts and compensating tax. Department of Defense.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The credit can be applied to the state portion of the gross receipts tax, compensating tax and withholding tax. The rural area is divided into two tiers: Tier 2 = Non-metro area municipalities that exceed 15,000 in population: Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Gallup, and Hobbs; Tier 1 = Everywhere else in a rural area. Eligible Uses.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Eligibility qualifications are different for rural and metro areas. QUALIFIED DEFENSE AND SPACE CONTRACTOR TAX REFUND (QDSC): Florida defense, homeland security and space business contractors are given a competitive edge in consolidating contracts or subcontracts, acquiring new contracts or converting contracts to commercial production.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Metro: Capital investment of at least $5 million and at least 25 new jobs. million, not to exceed $5,000 per employee trained in metro areas and $8,000 per employee trained in rural areas. TAX INCENTIVES. Quality Jobs Tax Credit: $9,000 income tax credit for each qualifying new job. The maximum grant is $1.5

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