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Tennessee Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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FINANCING & GRANTS. Economic Development Fund: The new FastTrack Economic Development Fund expands Tennessee’s current FastTrack infrastructure and job training program by providing additional grant support for companies expanding or locating in Tennessee with reimbursable grants made to local industrial development boards.

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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Little Rock no.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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In less than four months, 2,830 homebuyers in 85 counties have reserved more than $360 million in financing, creating an estimated 1,400 new jobs. As part of the community’s efforts to grow and support commerce and industry, Arlington Heights recently approved a Zero Interest Loan program available to both new and existing businesses.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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This public-private partnership with Louisiana Economic Development, IBM and LSU is a powerful example of the triangulation between industry, government and academia that elevates the state’s role as a national leader in economic development,” said Koubek. The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD & BRIDGE PROGRAM: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Public Project Revolving Loan Fund (PPRF): The New Mexico Finance Authority¹s flagship program funds infrastructure and capital equipment projects with low-cost and low-interest rate loans. The planning money comes in the form of a loan which may be forgiven when the final project is financed through NMFA. Certain green industries.