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Alternative Deck Footing Product, Diamond Pier, Releases 10-year Study Examining Frost Heave Performance

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When the Diamond Pier Foundation System appeared on shelves over 10 years ago, there was hesitancy with new users about the system - in fear that it would not hold up to frost heave pressures. To satisfy skeptical builders, Pin Foundations, Inc. Over a 10-year period, Pin Foundations, Inc. Pin Foundations, Inc.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Shovel-ready certification is becoming popular nationally,” said John Rhodes, a leading national site-location consultant with Moran, Stahl & Boyer of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, who worked with the State of Minnesota on its Shovel Ready Program. MINNESOTA IS GETTING READY TO DIG SOME NEW GROWTH. Cloud, Minnesota.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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The foundation work for the Highland turbines started last fall and should be done by the end of the year, with the turbines and the more than 650 blades set to go up by the end of 2015. “The and has four plants in Minnesota. The project is part of a $1.9-billion The current RPS provisions require 5,880 MW of renewable energy by 2015.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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of employment in its biotech sector, anchored by its world-class research institutions, including the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota. The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones.

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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. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The Research Program.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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Shovel-ready certification is becoming popular nationally,” said John Rhodes, a leading national site-location consultant with Moran, Stahl & Boyer of Lakewood Ranch, FL who worked with the State of Minnesota on its Shovel Ready Program. These three legs provide the essential foundation for its economy.

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