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Giving and Getting

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An eyebrow-raising report issued this week by New Jersey Policy Perspective, a public-interest lobbying group, reveals that NJ has awarded an astounding $4 billion in tax breaks and credits in the past four years as the closing juice for some of the largest business development deals in the Garden State. It should be noted here that Gov.

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Home Stretch

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The same journey takes 22 days sailing though the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, including road and rail transport. While NY-NJ’s harbor is approaching the appropriate depth, the Port Authority of NY-NJ has stumbled in its effort to clear another obstacle in the path of the Post-Panamax mega-ships: the Bayonne Bridge.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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We wish we could tell you that most locations are mobilizing to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and dams; unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true: the United States received an overall grade of D+ in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) annual assessment, our starting point for BF’s evaluation.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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Not just in some small, low-lying areas, but huge tracks of land from Atlantic City, NJ to Breezy Point, NY. Nearly 50 fatalities were reported in New York in the days after the storm; the death toll in New Jersey did not exceed 40 thanks to heroic efforts by NJ Gov. NJ Mobilizes Storm Relief. Christie. “It

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Businesses will be able to locate in these zones and operate 100 percent tax-free for 10 years (no income, business, sales or property taxes and no franchise fees). Choose New Jersey/NJ Economic Development Authority for Grow NJ (the Grow New Jersey Assistance Program). WyoRECs™ Renewable Energy Credit Discount Program.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The state’s transportation network can move products easily and efficiently by air, rail, road and water to all points globally. As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. BIOGENESIS PICKS PATERSON, NJ. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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