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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The TNECD website summarizes Tennessee’s approach to business climate with this credo: “We believe in high expectations, low debt and a pro-business regulatory environment. Tim Scott of SC, designed the program to unleash a flood of private capital investment into the parts of the U.S. New guidelines issued in April by the U.S.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Super-Insulated.

Natural Building

Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. Some banks are offering higher debt-to-income ratios to mortgagees who buy or build highly efficient homes, since they need so much less income to operate it."

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Program Guidelines may be found at [link]. The lending institution shall give priority to the economic needs of the area where the business is located especially in Enterprise Zones and Priority Enterprise Zones as designated by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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The Center has been designated as an Academic Health Science Center, one of only six in the UK. The University of Bolton houses the Institute for Material Research and Innovation, a multi-disciplinary center designed to cultivate research and innovation activities. Photo: commonwealthfoundation.org.).

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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The Christie Administration will dedicate more than half of this funding for low-to-moderate-income households, in accordance with HUD guidelines. With this first phase of funding, NJ is focusing primarily on helping homeowners, renters, businesses and communities impacted by Superstorm Sandy.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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TVA Economic Development Loan Fund: A multimillion-dollar revolving loan program designed to stimulate investment and job creation in the TVA region. 573), was enacted in 1987 to stimulate business and industrial growth in designated areas of the state that are considered economically depressed. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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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. SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes.

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