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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Today, Method can?be

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Less Is More In New England

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percent, Massachusetts’ 3.7 The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 Waterstone Retail of Needham, MA has a 500,000-square-foot center underway with Phase 1 now open and Phase 2 approved by the city. FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS: THE 2.0 percent, Vermont’s 3.3 percent, New Hampshire’s 2.8 percent, Rhode Island’s 5.3

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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Massachusetts, New York and Maryland join NJ as states that have achieved leadership positions in solar power without the advantage of a Sun Belt location. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. It seems like nearly every telephone pole in the Garden State is adorned with a photovoltaic panel. Here’s a sampling: no.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Massachusetts rapidly is expanding smart meter growth and conducting trials for time-of-use and critical peak pricing tariffs. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. billion and create more than 1,400 new high-tech jobs in Rochester. Andrew Cuomo. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories. Higher credits (3 to 8 percent, depending on tier status) are available for investments in recycling or pollution control equipment and for defense plant manufacturing conversion to a new product.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories. This includes eligibility if located in OZs, MZs and Georgia’s 40 least developed counties, which offer job tax credits to businesses of any nature, including retail businesses that create two jobs. TAX INCENTIVES.

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