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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. The reputation of Tennessee’s business climate and skilled workforce has attracted countless world-class businesses to our state. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Not only do logistics clusters have huge potential for jobs creation, they also are hubs of innovation of environmental sustainability. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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We’ll continue to be quick on our feet to provide you with this reliable constant no matter the ups-and-downs of economic fortunes: that our annual Rankings Report will be the fairest and most accurate assessment of progress being made by the locations that are leaders in charting a path to sustainable growth in these troubled times.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. Located on Interstate 74 between Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio, Greensburg is in the center of an automotive manufacturing hub that stretches from Tennessee to Michigan.