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LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma

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The incubator program offers affordable space with flexible leases to tenants; a graduated lease package; access to a team of business experts for advice, finance counseling, marketing suggestions, accounting solutions; and a 10-year state income tax exemption.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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

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After swallowing that gloomy news, Californians trudged to the polls in November and approved a referendum increasing their state income taxes by a whopping $6 billion a year. Aerojet, a major space and defense contractor also based in Folsom, has a corporate mandate for sustainability in all areas of its organization.

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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Less Taxing” since there is no state personal income tax—a key point for consideration, especially for the attraction and retention of key employees. People can also enjoy “Life. As longtime Fort Lauderdale resident Wayne Huizenga says, “It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep!” who serves as the Founding Chairman of the CEO Council.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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Under the terms of the award, Ipreo is eligible to receive up to nine annual grants equal to 65 percent of the state personal income tax withholdings from the eligible new jobs created since the date of the initial award. The new research facility is a world-class 242,000-square-foot redeveloped historic structure. Winston-Salem, NC.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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The region’s assets include a readily available base of skilled knowledge workers, a warm climate for creative activities, convenient access to world markets, and a cooperative spirit that helps turn research discoveries into commercial products. defense contracts. Those include five on the Fortune 500 list—Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,

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