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States must follow supreme court precedent - arbitration and the faa

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The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. 21, 2012), came down hard on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in reversing a decision that denied arbitration.

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Advanced Manufacturing Driving Pittsburgh’s Economic Growth

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The fund’s footprint is the 32-county greater Pittsburgh region, comprising parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia. The population of well-educated young professionals is on the rise in southwestern Pennsylvania. A Magnet for Millennials.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Property Tax Abatements: The Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992 (TIRA) allows qualified industries to receive abatements of non-educational property taxes for new businesses locating to Alabama and for expansions of existing facilities in Alabama. The combined state and local millage rate would then be applied to the assessed value.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT TAX ABATEMENTS: Gives cities and counties the ability to abate the following: Non-educational city and county sales & use taxes; Non-educational state, city and county property taxes—up to 20 years; Mortgage and recording taxes. Three of the nation’s 40 Renewal Community areas are in Alabama.

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