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Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions

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Drawing on shared knowledge and many project collaborations, Brightworks Sustainability and IA Interior Architects in this post consider some of the common misconceptions about carbon offsets and identify opportunities for realizing a carbon-neutral building or building portfolio. Some companies will not make that transformation fast enough.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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Rarely are mall properties owned by a singular entity and they come with handfuls of long-term lease agreements with retailers. What otherwise may have ended up as a bidding war, ultimately became a productive collaboration and serves as a national model for economic development.

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Promoting Electric Vehicles as Environmental Policy or Corporate Welfare

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While Maryland offers non-monetary incentives such as priority parking and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access regardless of the number of occupants (when displaying an HOV permit on the vehicle), it is the dollar cost and source of funds for that public policy that is now drawing attention.

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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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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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This model allows employees in all functions to see and interact with the entire team. Generally these sites are leased. The public will build to suit and issue bonds for buildings and lease them back to the business. Mary Parish draws upon a regional workforce of over 400,000 workers. billion in income, $14.4

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The GPEC chief added that he expects the Apple development in Mesa to draw other high-tech enterprises to the region. “Locating this Innovation Center in [the Atlanta area] makes good business sense because we can draw from a deep pool of local talent,” said Randy Mott, GM’s chief information officer.

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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Thailand is a richly nuanced country that draws tourists from every part of the globe but it offers even more than culture, relaxation and nightlife. Non-Thai investors are permitted to hire foreign experts and technicians and also may qualify for land ownership rights if they would prefer not to lease office space.