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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance

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With the world’s second largest energy field, strategic location, a skilled workforce and robust university collaboration, PA is determined to reinvent business innovation and growth. and Google Pittsburgh committed to investing in the innovation and invention of the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania puts jobs first. billion, 59-story tower.

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NOLA Tops Logistics List, San Jose Leading IT Hub In BF’s 2013 Metro Rankings Report

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NOLA was followed by Newport News (VA), Baltimore and Philadelphia, respectively, in the annual logistics assessment from BF , a national publication focused on site selection and economic development. Memphis, home to the global hub for FedEx, continued to command the top spot in BF ‘s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo Hubs) metro ranking.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Innovate in PA Venture Investment Program: (newpa.com/innovatevip) A Commonwealth of Pennsylvania initiative intended to address the financing needs of technology-oriented businesses by increasing the amount of risk capital available. Unless otherwise indicated, the term “Zone” or “Zones” refers collectively to a KOZ, KOEZ and KOIZ.

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Bootstraps for Building

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For a successful example of this innovative approach, look no further than Allentown, PA. Founded in 1762 by William Allen, a wealthy shipping merchant and former mayor of Philadelphia, it’s the place where patriots hid the Liberty Bell from the British during the Revolutionary War.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. Project Title: General Motors Technology Innovation Center. Photo: georgia.org.).

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About risk and reward in marketing: Can you take the (rational) leap of faith?

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I rationally decided to stay far away from the actual war zones — though folks at home in Canada thought I was a daring risk taker. ” “That’s what you call innovation and risk taking,” he told The SMPS Marketer. A dramatized simulation of a 1979 Rhodesian soldier.

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Location Focus: New York – The Empire State Leverages Its Strengths

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The program transforms State University of New York (SUNY) campuses, private colleges and universities, and university communities across the state into tax-free zones for new and expanding businesses. ?Business Just next door to Long Island MacArthur Airport is Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #52.