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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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Projects like the GE Global Research Center and Boeing’s Global Services and Support facility are creating more demand for STEM-educated workers in Oklahoma. Qualifying low-income households in Oklahoma can receive high-speed Internet for $5 or $10 a month under a program AT&T announced in April 2016. OK is home to the largest U.S.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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UALR Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology hosted the first International Conference on Information Quality in United States outside of MIT in its new, six-story, 115,000-square-foot world-class research and teaching center. Department of Education.

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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Concourse features 34 acres of preservation lands and a proposed entertainment district, which could include a hotel, theater, restaurants, bars or a conference center. Less Taxing” since there is no state personal income tax—a key point for consideration, especially for the attraction and retention of key employees.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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The property is part of the Urbana Corporate Center, a large campus that also is home to a 60,000-square-foot data center servicing Fannie Mae, a provider of housing loans to low-income Americans. Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense. Targeted Industries: IT, Hospitality & Rec.,

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Property Tax Abatements: The Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992 (TIRA) allows qualified industries to receive abatements of non-educational property taxes for new businesses locating to Alabama and for expansions of existing facilities in Alabama. Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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INCOME TAX CAPITAL CREDIT: Currently codified as Article 7, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years.

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