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Repower off-highway diesel equipment with EPA-compliant replacement engines

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been phasing in stricter and stricter emissions regulations for off-highway diesel engines since 1996. The cascading compliance deadlines for Tiers 1, 2, 3 and 4-interim have passed, and Tier 4 Final (T4F) regulations are in full effect for nonroad diesel engines.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Spending in the U.S. trillion in 2012, a 3.4

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas also has no personal property tax, no inventory tax and no franchise tax. Other workforce development initiatives include a credentialing initiative to help workers obtain industry recognized certifications and an engineering initiative which is increasing the number of engineering students in Kansas universities.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.). Inventory is exempt from property tax. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.). LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs. CALIFORNIA.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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The whole point is to have all of the reports and engineering work done in advance.”. We expect that this growth will continue into the future as the available existing building inventory shrinks and there is a greater need for vacant sites for new development,” said Gromberg. OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN INDIANA.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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XCOR develops and produces reusable launch vehicles, rocket engines, and rocket propulsion systems, and will create 100 jobs at the new facility focusing on development of the Lynx, the company’s next generation reusable launch vehicle. Engineers, geoscientists and financial professionals make up a large percentage of Midland’s workforce.

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