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New Jersey: Pioneering The Future Of Food In The Garden State

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AeroFarms operates the world’s largest vertical farm in Newark, NJ. PATERSON, NJ: THE FOOD STANDOUT. Economic Development Authority (EDA) funding awarded a grant to the Rutgers Food Innovation Center to lead a feasibility study for the creation of a food incubation program. Image: latribune.fr).

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Germ of an Idea

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Department of Agriculture designated it in 1954 as the new home of something called the Animal Disease Center. Maybe Armani can design a spiffy Gatsby-style Level 5 bio-suit that will be the height of fashion at future beachfront cocktail parties. What could be more benign than an Animal Disease Center, right?

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… with Dennis Davin, Secretary, PA DCED

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In other parts of the state, we are encouraging the implementation of natural gas “virtual pipeline” delivery systems, which can provide natural gas to users that are too far from existing pipelines and where extensions are not economically feasible. THE OCULUS.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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TVA Economic Development Loan Fund: A multimillion-dollar revolving loan program designed to stimulate investment and job creation in the TVA region. 573), was enacted in 1987 to stimulate business and industrial growth in designated areas of the state that are considered economically depressed. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Launched by the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center (SGICC), the initiative is designed to harness entrepreneurial innovation to maximize the economic return from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations. The company estimates the line will be in service in 2017, with construction beginning next year in O’Brien County. “The

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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. SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The SC General Assembly has set aside $300 million to cover the project’s entire construction cost, if needed, and the federal dollars needed to complete the feasibility study have been allocated, meaning that the project is proceeding with no funding or staff resource constraints. Photo: NJ.com.).