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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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Among the leaders is Minnesota, which approved a solar garden initiative in 2013 and claims about one-third of the country’s community solar generation. Located on 10 acres in a Denver suburb, it serves some 500 low-income homes. . Advocates noted farmers are paid to lease the land, and animals can graze beneath the solar panels.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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and has four plants in Minnesota. From opening its first E15 station, to blending higher amounts of biodiesel, to developing processes to make renewable fuel out of new feed stocks, Minnesota is driving the next generation of renewable fuels, supporting thousands of jobs and generating billions in economic activity. Department?

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs. 25 to $1.75

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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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That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. The state’s central location, as a gateway between the American South and Midwest and with easy access to the Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard, is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population and household income.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. of employment in its biotech sector, anchored by its world-class research institutions, including the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota. The area also has the second-highest concentration in the U.S.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Indiana is a “Right to Work” state and, in recent years, has enacted constitutional property tax caps and reduced the state’s corporate income tax. Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of over 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean. effective buying income. Lawrence Seaway. population.