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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry. Since the Shovel Ready Program began in 2009, it has helped to draw projects like Geringhoff and many others to the region.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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Since the site selection industry does not have a universally agreed upon set of criteria for a first-rate site, Tennessee entrusted two consulting firms and its economic development officers to create a menu of rigorous benchmarks which sites must meet in order to qualify as “certified.”.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. Direct economic impact of $1.33

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

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Consult the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for hazardous ingredients and proper personal protective equipment (PPE). Consult the MSDS for hazardous ingredients and proper PPE. Consult the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for hazardous ingredients and proper personal protective equipment (PPE). Standard Tools-Basic 2.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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The certification process involves developers—working closely with their local officials, utility partners and consultants—to become better prepared to market their sites with specific site-related information and community data. Continued presence on Georgia Allies electronic newsletter targeted to companies and location consultants.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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Due to the close proximity of the research centers and universities, the city is able to draw on a large talent pool. Another Bio-incubator is called Eurobiotec Brussels and sits in the Erasmus Industrial Zone in the capital. The center was a key piece in the package of incentives that helped draw Baxter to build its plant in Georgia.

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