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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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According to the Florida & Metro Forecast 2013–2016 , published in April by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness (College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida), Florida’s economic future also looks bright. Navy Federal Credit Union. (Photo: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.). By Dominique Cantelme.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Midwest Inland Port is served by a Foreign Trade Zone and provides local Customs Clearing, features that are being enhanced to provide a more robust set of service offerings. Rail access is provided by both the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific (UP) railroads, as well as several short-line railroads.

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Illinois Revives Premier Corporate Tax Incentives

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Rauner also enacted an extension of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone tax credit program. The River Edge Redevelopment Zone Program helps stimulate the state’s economy and the local economies where the program is available. Specifically, SB 1783 extends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone tax credit until Dec. Rauner said.

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

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The less money that is needed to spend on gas and other work-related travel, the more money that can be spent on everything else. “In On a daily basis, 500 freight trains and 37,500 carloads of rail freight leave the Chicago metro region (i.e., Four sections are now open to travelers. Enterprise zone, including tax credits.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Little Rock is where ‘America Comes Together’—located at the crossroad of Interstate 30 and the most heavily traveled Interstate in the nation, Interstate 40. The Port of Little Rock, on the Arkansas River is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and a United States Customs Point of Entry. Metro Atlanta: A Biomed Sector Keeps Growing.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. Eligibility qualifications are different for rural and metro areas. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs. CALIFORNIA.

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