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Inflation Is Rising the Fastest in Sun Belt Cities—Here’s Why

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Inflation is chipping away at homeowners’ disposable incomes all across the country, but those living in Sun Belt cities are seeing prices rise at a much faster pace than homeowners in more affordable regions elsewhere. Part of the divide can be traced to fuel and electricity costs, which surged earlier this year.

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The Construction Workforce Future: Where Will They Come From?

Carol Hagen

If you are in the Phoenix metro area, please get involved and become an exhibitor , sponsor or volunteer at Arizona Construction Career Days. Arizona Construction Career Days Oct 4-5, 2012.

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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. Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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Diamond Age | Phoenix, Arizona Diamond Age’s mission is to get first-time homebuyers into their first home faster, using 3D printing and advanced industrial-scale robotics—AKA—building robots bigger than houses to build houses. Four MINTs now operate in Boston, Fresno, KC, and Tulsa.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. The enterprise zone credit is equal to $2500 per permanent new employee and can be applied against the income tax and/or business privilege tax liability. The tax for existing entities accrues as of Jan. The rates range from $.25

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Having witnessed income and social class inequities entrenched by corruption on their European mission, and a system in which government officials and business entrepreneurs rarely collaborate to solve civic and social problems, the Ivorys recognized the seeds of similar dynamics in their own backyard. See past Builder of the Year winners.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. The state’s central location, as a gateway between the American South and Midwest and with easy access to the Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard, is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population and household income.