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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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million homes that are accessible to low-income renters. Nationwide, 60% of all workers earn less than what’s required to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to a June report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which also cited the shortage of affordable housing.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Yurts: Living in.

Natural Building

The wait has definitely been worth it, now that I can see how fully realized her idea has become. Also, another idea thats been percolating through my brain for a while now is the water heater/hot tub based on a rocket stove, coils, and tight insulation for a radiant raised floor within such a yurt.

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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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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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INCOME TAX CAPITAL CREDIT: Currently codified as Article 7, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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This especially includes new ideas in Industrial Biotechnology,” says Niemann. “In The idea of the cluster is that companies and research facilities will work in partnerships on 78 different projects. We need to be efficient and effective to win the competition to market commercial ideas and products,” she said.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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SGICC will use the bulk of the D2PA funds to provide grants to PA-based small companies to demonstrate the feasibility of emerging technologies, or seed funds to test and help launch ideas, and to assist in market acceptance and growth of shale energy focused products or services.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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Trust Neighborhoods has created a new, innovative approach to tackle affordable housing: the Mixed-Income Neighborhood Trust, or MINT, that owns and operates a portfolio of rental housing under community control to maintain permanent affordability. Four MINTs now operate in Boston, Fresno, KC, and Tulsa. Category Innovators