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Utah Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of Utah economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Private Activity Bond: Utah’s tax-exempt bonding authority creating a lower cost, long-term source of capital. Significant purchases from Utah vendors or suppliers.

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Davis Bacon versus Prevailing Wage Rates & Construction

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After Kansas’ prevailing wage law was repealed, wages fell 11 percent, training programs declined 38 percent, job site injuries rose 19 percent and employer contributions to pensions fell 17 percent. Potential savings from wage cuts are outweighed by the loss of income to communities. Many states also have prevailing wage mandates.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Having witnessed income and social class inequities entrenched by corruption on their European mission, and a system in which government officials and business entrepreneurs rarely collaborate to solve civic and social problems, the Ivorys recognized the seeds of similar dynamics in their own backyard. and Outward.

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EPA Celebrates 20 Years Of Superfund Redevelopment

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Returning Superfund sites back to productive use has resulted in dramatic changes in communities by improving the quality of life, raising property values, and providing needed services to communities. Thanks to SRI, hundreds of formerly contaminated sites have been transformed into hubs of economic, recreational, or residential activity.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Life Sciences Grow High-Wage Jobs in the Beehive State

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A recent Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership study reported that Utah’s life sciences industry grew by 25.8 In addition, each of the major subsectors of the life sciences industry is growing faster in Utah. Utah’s life sciences industry is a source of high-wage jobs. billion in personal income. UTAH FAST FACTS.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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Timber HP | Madison, Maine TimberHP manufactures loose fill, batt, and continuous board insulation from waste wood chips leftover from the production of lumber, boards, and sheathing; they also use woody debris removed from forests to improve tree growth and can even use wood scraps that pile up on construction sites.

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California is Rolling in Dough

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Today, the picture is much brighter: besides California, at least seven other states (including Connecticut, Utah, Wisconsin and oil-rich North Dakota) are reporting surpluses. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. In Indiana, Gov. Far West U.S. New England U.S.