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Call to the Bullpen

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Rhode Island is poised to clear away the last bits of wreckage left from its failed $75-million investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s bankrupt video game company, 38 Studios. A bill moving through the state legislature will re-brand the troubled Economic Development Corporation as the Rhode Island Commerce Corp.,

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 RHODE ISLAND THINKS BIG. Rhode Island has set its sights on becoming a top hub of innovation. With its unique location along the Northeast corridor, Rhode Island gives us access to many of the assets we need for success.”.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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focused on mobile, security and business operations software). This marks a transformative moment for Rochester that will fuel economic growth, create jobs and further secure this region’s place as the photonics capital of the nation,” said Gov. The debt-free, state-of-the-art AnC Bio facility will take about 18 months to build.

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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 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association tracks the weekly average municipal interest rate from 2000 to current. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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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. FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZs): Secured areas legally outside of U.S. Funds cannot be used for debt refinancing or contingency funding.

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