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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral).

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Bootstraps for Building

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Like many other older cities, a decades-long decline in manufacturing coupled with urban flight left the downtown populated by discount retail stores and pizza parlors. An estimated $135 million in development costs for the downtown project in Allentown will be offset by the application of NIZ incentives.

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

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There are risks, including the potential for a debt crisis in emerging markets, the further depreciation of the yuan, and continued volatility in global equity markets. In 2016, global prime rents across the three major property types—office, industrial and retail—are expected to grow 2.2

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Megabucks Park

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For several decades now, the National Football League has shown a propensity to permit its teams to pack up and move to more lucrative locations (back and forth, in some cases), leaving behind loyal fans and empty stadiums built on a foundation of civic debt. The estimated price tag for the stadium alone is $1.86 Thank you for voting.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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These bonds finance job creation and business growth for Oregon traded-sector, value-added manufacturers and processors by providing long-term debt financing for land, buildings and other fixed assets at a rate below prime. They provide long-term financing for land, buildings and equipment. The maximum available to an applicant is $50,000.

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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

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It will give $25 million to groups including the Detroit Land Bank Authority and the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force, which have begun a campaign to demolish most of the city’s estimated 78,000 vacant structures. Other allocations include $12.5 million for workforce training, $7 million for small-business assistance and $5.5

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Can dentists survive as the lockdown starts to bite? Shocking report reveals a fifth of practices may close within weeks without a government cash lifeline

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Most others estimated they had money in the bank to keep going for another three months at most if the lockdown — which is preventing the vast majority of dentists from providing anything but free telephone advice — continues that long. Stock image). There is no doubt that many practices will be forced to shut down due to financial pressure.