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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Perry ambled out of his office to accept our 2012 State of the Year Award last spring and then spent nearly an hour explaining his economic development strategy to us, face-to-face. Perry told us he has no intention of slowing down and giving the other states a chance to catch up to Texas. Top 10 finishes for Texas included: no.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. We beat Ohio State, MIT and Georgia Tech, which is a big deal for us.”. billion over 10 years.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Some, such as Southwest Data Solutions, have chosen the historic downtown area and others are located in one of the many office centers located along the US Hwy 287 Bypass. The importance of education in Midland is reflected in the percentage of population with a completed Bachelors’ Degree well above the national average.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Property Tax Abatements: The Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992 (TIRA) allows qualified industries to receive abatements of non-educational property taxes for new businesses locating to Alabama and for expansions of existing facilities in Alabama. The sales and use tax abatement is used during the construction and equipping of the facility.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT TAX ABATEMENTS: Gives cities and counties the ability to abate the following: Non-educational city and county sales & use taxes; Non-educational state, city and county property taxes—up to 20 years; Mortgage and recording taxes. The educational facility will also serve as fiscal agent for the project.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Join us as we zero in on the locations where New Energy is powering growth. states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. In this report, we take a comprehensive look at the Energy Revolution. All other sections were written by Jenny Vickers.].