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Black Gold Rush

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Few states were more successful in resisting the onslaught of the Great Recession than North Dakota. As most of the nation quickly plunged into economic deprivation at the end of 2008, North Dakota’s fortunes soared and never looked back. All of that may be about to change, seismically, for the better.

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European Union Avoids Fracturing

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European unity has been an elusive goal for decades, especially in recent years with the financial crisis pitting wealthy EU powers against member states drowning in debt. The top French court ruled against Schuepbach Energy LLC, a Dallas-based drilling concern which had two exploration permits revoked because of the ban. Plains U.S.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Guide to.

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Small Cob Buildings without Permits! SO AT LEAST TELL US FOR FREE WHICH STATE IN THE SOUTHWEST MAKES THE LEAST HASSLE FOR A GUY WITH NO MONEY TO PAY FOR PERMITS AND PLANS ETC. This is true in Alabama, Arkansas, Hawaii, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Building permit is mandatory.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The debt-free, state-of-the-art AnC Bio facility will take about 18 months to build. The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. North Dakota Dept. The stem-cell market currently is valued at about $1.4 for the first time.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Last year, a State Budget Crisis Task Force headed by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker estimated California’s long-term debt at a staggering $370 billion. The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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million loan participation program fostering business expansion and job creation in Arizona by providing debt financing for small businesses (in collaboration with private finance partners). The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. 97% increase in personal property tax exemption.

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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. Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments.

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