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SMPS selects Craig Galati as president-elect

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Oklahoma City, OK (Term: Sept. Newly elected foundation trustees. The Nominations and Elections Committee also recommended and the Society Board approved the election of three new member trustees to serve on the SMPS Foundation Board in 2015–16: Amy J. The SMPS board selected incoming president-elect Craig S.

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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Fallin launched the Oklahoma Works initiative to meet the needs of businesses across the state by aligning education/workforce needs in nine Key Economic Regions for the industries in those regions. Chamber of Commerce Foundation currently ranks OK 16th among states for STEM job growth; Gov. Fallin is determined to push OK to the top.

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

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. The median per capita income for the MSA is $41,662 as compared to $45,875 for Pulaski County, $43,735 for the U.S. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The allocation to each Public University which makes application shall be based on each Public University’s federally financed research and development expenditures as reported by the National Science Foundation. Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. The Research Program.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oklahoma Community Economic Development Pooled Finance: Creates a financing incentive that targets job creation and infrastructure development; and a foundation of ensuring Oklahoma’s infrastructure is high quality for attracting and retaining jobs. Companies must pay at least 110% of average county wage for all new jobs.

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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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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Taking advantage of that strong educational and training foundation is the new BRIDG (Building the Innovation Development Gap) facility at NeoCity in Osceola County. That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. Photo: Enterprise Florida). ALUMINUM GOES WHITE-HOT IN KY.