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USDA Awards Loans To Boost Rural Economic Development In Five States

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Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ongoing efforts to boost opportunity in rural communities, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has awarded six low-interest loans to local governments and community organizations that will spur rural economic development in Missouri, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. North Carolina.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. “Our During the past three years, solar farms have been proliferating in North Carolina. Ellison, Lowe’s president and CEO.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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“Not only does this announcement build on the success of South Carolina’s agribusiness sector, but it also creates new jobs that will help keep Mullins and the surrounding areas sustainable for years to come,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. will locate a new manufacturing facility in Robeson County.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Within each institute, manufacturers of all sizes partner with academia and government to share manufacturing technology and workforce challenges—and build a robust, sustainable R&D infrastructure. That’s the Raleigh Technology Park—that’s what North Carolina is all about.”. Rhode Island is very competitive,” said Pryor. “We

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. The rates range from $.25

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other

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But when True Homes co-founders Dan Horner and Mark Boyce use words like “having a heart for people,” to describe the North Carolina–based company they founded in 2007, they really mean it. It’s easier and sustainable,” says Travis Deckert, supply chain market partner (essentially a purchasing manager in True’s nomenclature).

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True to Itself: True Homes' Purpose-Driven Company Culture Is Like No Other

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But when True Homes co-founders Dan Horner and Mark Boyce use words like “having a heart for people,” to describe the North Carolina–based company they founded in 2007, they really mean it. It’s easier and sustainable,” says Travis Deckert, supply chain market partner (essentially a purchasing manager in True’s nomenclature).