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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

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await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. As we in the U.S. However, the impact will not only be on the UK’s 1,300 largest companies and financial institutions, but also thousands of businesses in their supply chains.

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: Mental Health and Worker Well-Being

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Through a partnership with digital behavioral health solutions provider MindWise Innovations , mental health screenings can help determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a behavioral health professional. The grant will be used to continue to develop resources for this ongoing mental health initiative.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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Bruce Russell Global Innovator’s Award, the organizations ultimate and most prestigious, recognizing innovation at the highest level. Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. MEDC: LEADING INNOVATOR IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The overall winner will be announced in October 2015.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

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Our state’s leadership is innovative and forward thinking, continuing to approve new programs to help promote our state for existing as well as targeted new industries. Running through the tract is a Union Pacific industrial line which is ready for more use. Take a look at Kansas.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Business Relocation Tax Deduction & Exemption: Effective January 1, 2014 House Bill 500 provides authorization for a company to deduct moving expenses from its apportioned margin while calculating its franchise liability. Companies must relocate their principle place of business from out of state into Texas to obtain the deduction.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The program helps innovative, knowledge-based industry companies create more high-paying jobs in Oregon by helping to offset a company’s expansion costs with forgivable loans based on the anticipated increase in income tax revenue due the state from the new jobs created. loan origination fee. The program is available statewide.

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