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How the Gender Pay Gap Affects Women Homebuyers

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Though pay equity is becoming slightly more common in some professional fields, women working in finance, education, and health services are still seeing the largest income disparities, a financial hurdle which is now spilling over into the housing market, Zillow reports. .

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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With Denver city and county seeking to reduce energy consumption 30% by 2030, the Denver Housing Authority (DHA) began installing rooftop solar panels on 665 properties in 2005; another 2,335 were eligible, but were ultimately deemed unsuited due to issues of excessive shading, rooftop conditions, or redevelopment plans. .

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Students Build Net Zero House in Colorado

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When they toured the Solar Decathlon showcase in Denver in 2017 they wondered why wasn’t CU involved? Our solution combines rental income with a portion of the house being a locked-off rental unit and the ability to grow into that space,” Blake said. photo: Nathaniel Hottenstein. ” The next year they did call. photo: Casey A.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. Moreover, The Phoenix East Valley region, anchored by Mesa, has a much higher educational attainment rate than the national average.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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The mHUB community consists of entrepreneurs, manufacturers, investors, mentors, engineers and designers, as well as education and industry partners.”. We have low costs of doing business, our corporate income tax rate is the lowest in New England, the quality of life is high and cost of living is relatively low.”. Amazon.com, Inc.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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For example, this year we supplemented our traditional Best Education Climate ranking with a scorecard of the states that emerged out front in the fierce competition for federal Race to the Top education funding. billion in Federal individual income taxes, and $1.9 billion in state individual income taxes. percent.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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AUSTIN, DENVER, NEW YORK CITY HAVE TOP STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS. Austin, TX, Denver, CO and New York City topped our metro leaderboard for Startup Ecosystems. Metro Denver describes itself as “a crucible for innovation and entrepreneurism.” Average earnings per job in West Michigan’s IT industry are $85,692.

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