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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). New York State also made a related $5-million investment in Gryphon Sensors, also based in Central NY.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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“Out of sight, out of mind,” says Principal Eric Fang, who leads the firm’s PE Strategies group in New York. Fang leads a seminar on affordable housing at New York University with Principal Theodore Liebman, a veteran in the field.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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“If there’s a market for it” is the operative term, however, because office districts in major cities are under stress as they’ve emptied out in the wake of the pandemic, and many building owners are defaulting on loans, according to The New York Times. Such spaces could generate more revenue than basic storage rooms, he says.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Serving over two thirds of the eastern seaboard, it is second only to New York in gross tonnage. The deepening project is the first-in-the-nation utilizing new streamlining measures and was selected as one of the Obama Administration’s We Can’t Wait projects. The Port of Baltimore is one of the largest ports in the U.S.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Investark (Sales & Use Tax Credit): Available to businesses established in Arkansas for at least two years that invest $5 million or more in plant or equipment for new construction, expansion or modernization. The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The capital credit is used only after all other deductions, losses or credits permitted under Titles 40 and 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975. The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. This credit cannot be carried forward or back, and cannot be used to generate a refund to the taxpayer.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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This year’s finalists in the Policy & Regulatory Reform category include organizations focused on addressing historically lengthy processes, such as accelerating permitting and connecting LMI individuals to housing opportunities. zoning codes through a first-of-its-kind user-friendly online resource. Category Innovators