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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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You can have peace-of-mind when you locate your business in Florida. Florida consistently ranks among the best states for business, thanks to its pro-business state tax policies, competitive cost of doing business and streamlined regulatory environment. Florida ranks fourth in the nation for high tech employment.

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Coronavirus could leave up to 11 million more Americans uninsured and cost up to 35 million their workplace health coverage as unemployment surges to more than 16.8million with predictions that in total 33 million could lose their jobs

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As many as 11 million Americans may lose their insurance in the aftermath of the pandemic, a new report estimates. . But as employers lose business, workers lose their jobs and, with them, their health insurance, in many cases. . As people lose their jobs, they lose their health insurance as well.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

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Scott Smith, corporate director of safety management services for Selective Insurance Group , a holding company for 10 property and casualty insurers, sees it more simply. Scott Smith, Selective Insurance Group. There’s a gap in the management of risk and safety in construction,” he says. Photo: saravut / stock.adobe.com. .

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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Employment figures rose slightly by two percent. Since 2006, employment in these companies has grown by 30 percent. DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitue (DFI) in Frankfurt: Bioprocess engineering, interface between research and industry. Source: Hessen Trade and Invest GmbH. billion Euros. Many of them are located at Höchst Industrial Park.

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HBI President Ed Brady’s Call to Action to Solve the Construction Industry’s Labor Shortage

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It is one of the greatest challenges right now in our industry,” said Fowke, a Florida custom builder. We also hear that, as independent contractors, they can’t earn benefits such as health insurance. We haven’t looked at those things that are critical to our employer base. And it’s likely to get worse before it gets better.”.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Must expand its labor force, make new capital investment, or prevent loss of employment. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone. The credit is 20% of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability. The minimum tax is $100. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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The retail sector in the United States includes well over three million retail establishments and according to a report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, it is the largest private-sector employer in the U.S., 8 in the top 10 best places for retirement—the only Florida city to make the list. supporting one out of every four jobs.

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