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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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In western Kansas, winds whip across the prairie, providing the state with a valuable source of renewable energy. Since the beginning of 2008, wind generating capacity in Kansas has more than tripled to 2,967 megawatts. THE KANSAS CITY ANIMAL HEALTH CORRIDOR KEEPS EXPANDING. Geography is one of Kansas’ key assets.

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New Partnership Encourages Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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In the wake of 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Nature Conservancy, and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners. Kansas City, Mo.: $78

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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The regional initiative, the Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub (the Hub), was chosen by the Department of Defense Industry Adjustment program to create a model in the Quad Cities that will be replicated throughout other parts of the nation. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Indianapolis and Omaha.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. population.

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New Partnership Releases Guide To Stimulate Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a new green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Nature Conservancy , and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners. 78 million.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The COMMERCIAL FISHING AND AGRICULTURE BANK provides loans to fishing, tourism, natural resources and agriculture-based projects. SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM: Provides Connecticut’s small businesses with the financial resources they need to operate and grow in the State.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Innovation Fund: As part of the implementation of Accelerate Alabama, this fund was created to maximize the use of the State’s economic development resources by leveraging annual research and development expenditures by Public Universities within the State to generate resources which can be used to support economic development initiatives.

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