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Pity the fool - The Business Facilities Blog - Economic Development.

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He even had an official, gushy hagiography penned about him by Washingtons favorite instant historian, Bob Woodward. They used these to bundle ridiculous sub-prime mortgages and spread the unsecured debt throughout the global financial system. Woodward called the book Maestro.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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Two-Way Street

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Unfettered by the niceties of fair competition or reciprocal open markets, teeming (until recently) with cheap labor, China has eaten our breakfast, lunch and dinner while our leaders in Washington looked the other way or changed the subject. That’s right, China is the piggy bank that has permitted the U.S.

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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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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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As reported in the power industry e-newsletter Utility Dive, this year only nine states and Washington, D.C. 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.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Short History.

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That money goes to keeping the school alive, and to further development of the technology, including getting fully permitted structures in California, which has made it much easier to build in many jurisdictions. We owe a great debt to this truly inspired individual. May he rest in peace!". Anonymous said. Its superb! simplyme said.