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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The health of this industry is a vital economic indicator since sales tend to be driven by personal income, consumer confidence and interest rates. Credit: City of Cape Coral).

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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15th Annual Rankings: 2019 Metro Rankings Report. W e’ve subdivided our metro Economic Growth Potential ranking into small, medium and large categories this year. Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. From the July/August 2019 Issue. ATLANTA NO.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Florida is working on legislative, fiscal and marketplace initiatives such as insurance tort reform, targeted industry incentives and many more. Business dollars go a lot farther in Florida given the state’s tax advantages, tax exemptions and no state personal income tax. Florida is also a right-to-work state.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Over $100 million in investments are expected to be made by concerns adjacent to the arena, which could generate over 1,000 new jobs, new retail and significant quality of life enhancements. That research supports the trade shows and targeted retail and hospitality efforts of the city. The company $7.2-million

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. The enterprise zone credit is equal to $2500 per permanent new employee and can be applied against the income tax and/or business privilege tax liability. The rates range from $.25 25 to $1.75 for each $1,000 of net worth in Alabama.

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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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