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“Mitbestimmung” in Tennessee

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It looks like the UAW’s aggressive drive to organize at a foreign transplant in the solid right-to-work South (see map) may be paying off–VW signaled this month it’s willing to meet the union halfway. Now, buoyed by a brisk recovery in the U.S. So the battle lines are drawn and the stakes are high.

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South Carolina Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of South Carolina economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. This formula is advantageous for a company whose majority of sales occurs outside South Carolina. A negotiated FILOT could lower the assessment ratio from 10.5%

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South Carolina Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The updated South Carolina incentives guide is brought to you by Real Street Expo , a new event sponsored by Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager magazines. For a list of South Carolina economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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Once a property has been approved through the program, Site Certification is the city’s promise to both the owners and buyers of commercial and industrial property that its sites have appropriate infrastructure, such as water and wastewater and transportation, and that land use and zoning is appropriate.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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SB 1128 builds upon the current sales tax exemption program administered by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) by including “advanced manufacturing” companies in industries such as biotechnology, computers, appliances, machinery, furniture, fabricated metals and transportation goods.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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HEALTHY FOREST ENTERPRISE INCENTIVES PROGRAM (HF): Provides incentives for certified businesses that are primarily engaged in harvesting, initial processing or transporting of qualifying forest products. Expand infrastructure connected with existing fleets, public transit and transportation corridors.

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