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After Sandy: New Report Looks At Mitigating Climate Change Through Land Use

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“The implications of climate change and rising sea levels are issues that are here to stay,” David Ricci, partner at The Flynn Company in Philadelphia noted. Allow partial compliance and mitigation measures in order to create flexibility in insurance premiums for low-income households and small businesses.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Arizona team worked closely with Maricopa County’s air-quality department to obtain the required permits for Apple. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. The design of the Philadelphia headquarters expansion will begin in this year, with groundbreaking expected in 2017.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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Office buildings are worth more” than residential as income generators, she explains. That may be why Philadelphia converted more units from office to residential than any other major US city in 2020 and 2021, according to a report by RentCafé (followed by DC, with New York rounding out the top ten).

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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In 2012, the Alliance visited 178 companies to assist with access to capital, workforce training opportunities, permitting issues and site location assistance. Taxpayers may apply 10 percent of the total credit amount per year over a ten-year period against their corporate business tax, insurance premiums tax or gross income tax liability.

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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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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. Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. These arteries link the city with major markets along the east coast including Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington D.C.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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This year’s finalists in the Policy & Regulatory Reform category include organizations focused on addressing historically lengthy processes, such as accelerating permitting and connecting LMI individuals to housing opportunities. Homeowners see on average an 11x increase in borrowing power with RenoFi-powered loans.