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PSMJ Resources Blog: Construction job openings, pay rose at.

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Orders for construction materials and supplies dropped 0.8% ” Private-sector employment and union membership increased at the same rate from 2010 to 2011, leaving membership at 6.9% Employment in construction rose from an average of 6,103,000 to 6,244,000, while union employment rose from 801,000 (13.1%) to 874,000 (14.0%).

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The bill also amends the margin calculation accordingly for equity. Providing companies a choice between a franchise tax credit and a sales tax exemption for materials, software and equipment used for R&D purposes. The Fund was established by the Legislature in 1995 and is administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

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Heroic Efforts In California

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The terms are often longer than credit cards or home equity lines of credit, making monthly payments more affordable. Approvals are based on the amount of equity in the home, and if the property is sold, any remaining balance can be passed on to the new owner. Stockton also is robust in light manufacturing companies in the area.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oregon Capital Access (CAP) Program: The CAP helps lenders (banks and credit unions) make more commercial loans to small businesses and provides capital for start-up or expansion. Produce energy from renewable resources such as water, wind, geothermal, solar, biomass, waste materials or waste heat . loan origination fee. Save energy .

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Sales and Use Tax Exemptions: Alabama also has statutory exemptions from sales and use tax: Raw materials used by manufacturers or compounders. The refund is eligible for taxes paid on construction materials, and machinery and equipment associated with the approved project. Pollution control equipment.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The workforce management system includes recruitment, assessment and training of potential employees, development and production of job-related training materials, provision of training facilities and delivery of job-specific services. Services are provided at no cost to employers or trainees. Employees must be Arkansas taxpayers.

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