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BUSINESS REPORT: Carolinas Put Out A Welcome Mat for Business from Far East

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Bev Perdue of North Carolina and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina both had the same target in mind when they headed trade missions to Japan recently: bringing back the bacon for their states. I’m here for one reason: to try to boost North Carolina’s thriving business sector and grow more jobs in our state,” said Gov.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Brunswick County is located in southern Virginia about an hour’s drive from Richmond to the north and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina to the south. Overall rail traffic was up 4.5

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. In 2008, Chrysler rolled the dice and told the world it would invest $1.8

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

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Data centers are crucial to operations across countless sectors, from retail to information technology, government to biotech, logistics to engineering. Similar facilities will be built at Facebook’s data center campuses in North Carolina and Sweden, Parikh said. Facebook’s Prineville, OR data center. By Bill Trüb.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ahold USA Retail. City of Atlanta, Office of Sustainability. City of San Antonio, Office of Environmental Policy.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. The benefit depends on the tier in which the company locates.

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