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Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions

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Do you include time spent in the permitting process? Permitting is hyper-local and can vary dramatically even within a single metro area, taking from two weeks to two months or more based on location and jurisdiction. My advice: Measure and track permitting, but keep it separate, not as part of cycle time per se.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Effective September 1, 2010 an evergreen clause permits the renewal of issuing capacity by ODFA. CDBG/EDIF: Grants of up to $500,000 are available to Oklahoma companies for business expansion, or up to $1 million for new out-of-state companies who are moving their business to Oklahoma and based upon new jobs and leverage.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Eldor is expected to begin construction shortly on its 250,000-square-foot facility, which will sit on 53 acres in the sprawling Greenfield industrial park located off U.S. Source: Oklahoma Department of Commerce). The Roanoke Regional Partnership estimates Eldor will have an annual economic impact of $246.5 220 in Daleville.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The capital credit is used only after all other deductions, losses or credits permitted under Titles 40 and 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975. SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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This has enabled us to track everything from Most Business Start-Ups to Most Wind Projects Under Construction. We welcome the competition and especially the proliferation of rankings-oriented data sources in nearly every industrial sector. Therefore, in our 2012 report we have refocused this category as a state ranking.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The company plans to construct its 2.5 Braidy Industries also is expected to create 1,000 construction jobs and spearhead an economic recovery in Eastern Kentucky. Metropolitan areas within six hours of the County include Kansas City, Denver, Des Moines, Oklahoma City and Sioux Falls. billion aluminum rolling mill.