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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. The authors of the Opportunity Zones section of the tax reform bill, Sen. The authors of the Opportunity Zones section of the tax reform bill, Sen. Cory Booker of NJ and Sen. that need it the most.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Business dollars go a lot farther in Florida given the state’s tax advantages, tax exemptions and no state personal income tax. Businesses thrive in this low-tax environment, and employees enjoy the benefit of no personal income tax. In 2017, Moody’s Analytics expects the metro area’s population to expand 3.61

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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The health of this industry is a vital economic indicator since sales tend to be driven by personal income, consumer confidence and interest rates. Lower gas prices are creating more discretionary income to save, pay down debt and spend on travel, eating out and personal services. Investment Zones & Distinct Communities.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The Alliance supports the GrowFlorida program designed to provide both technical assistance and access to capital to second-tier, high-growth companies in the area; it also provided assistance to Broward College to establish a new business incubator to promote small business.

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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. Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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Florida is the birthplace of the commercial aviation industry, with a 50-year legacy of space launch and exploration and a designated region for commercial space activity in the “space coast” region of Brevard County. The space coast is home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and offers close proximity to two of only eight licensed U.S.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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INCOME TAX CAPITAL CREDIT: Currently codified as Article 7, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years.

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