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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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Alabama’s AdvantageSite program has had a tremendous success record in matching new industrial projects with infrastructure-rich sites in the state. Georgia’s GRAD program has certified 33 sites in 30 communities, drawing eight major projects to date, creating more than 3,000 jobs and bringing $2 billion in investments to the state.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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KP employs 300 physicians and associates in Georgia. Georgia emerged as the winner of the big prize, a project that will create 900 new jobs over five years. Georgia has become a hotbed for global brands such as Kaiser Permanente to locate innovation and IT centers. Georgia’s economic development team provided a $1.2

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

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GEORGIA IS “MARKET READY”. Georgia’s program, called the Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development Sites Program or GRAD, has helped 30 sites in 28 different communities become GRAD certified with 7 projects locating on GRAD sites to date. Ready for Development in Georgia (Photo: Georgia.org).

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Deepwater Horizon: Three Years Later

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Alabama Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Featured Post Florida Food Processing Georgia Logistics And Distribution Louisiana Mississippi Online Features Quality Of Life Research And Development Texas The Editor''s Blog Transportation Infrastructure BP oil spill Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast'

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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee

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Runners-up in the 2013 competition included Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania. In addition to retaining its automotive crown, Tennessee notched top 10 finishes in Best Business Climate, Best Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Leaders (Power Generation) and Best Education Climate. WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE.

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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. Grants are available for Proof of Concept, Early-Stage Capital & Retention, Infrastructure Funding and AI Exports. ALABAMA - updated for 2014.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM: Funds are available for extension of water, sewer and road facilities. IDBs can be issued by the California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank (I-Bank), cities, counties and joint powers authorities and do not constitute an obligation of either the state or the local government issuer.

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