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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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If you’re looking for consistent excellence, Utah is a sure bet. States for Business: Utah claimed the top spot for 2015—again. Utah has maintained its AAA bond rating since the rating agencies began tracking in the 1960s. This is all to say that Utah’s business environment is predictable—a trait cherished by business leaders.

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The Strawtegi CO2ttage in Salt Lake City

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This net-zero carbon, modular, straw panel Accessory Dwelling Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the first demonstration project and test build of Strawtegi, Inc. We can achieve all of this while creating a beautiful and comfortable home that exceeds standards for health, safety, comfort, durability, and environmental sustainability.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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The Port of Stockton recently became one of the rare West Coast ports that is a net exporter of American products, shipping iron ore from Utah, rice from Northern California, City of Stockton-processed sulfur, and coal from Colorado, putting more people to work on the docks and in the warehouses. M-580 Project Scope.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours of Service (HOS) rule that went into effect on July 1, 2013 could create a reduction in industry productivity, projecting the need for another 100,000 drivers without an increase in shipping volume. While trucking transportation costs rose 2.9

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Uses: equipment costs, building and facilities, rent and utilities, travel, contractual services, salaries, and benefits, other operating and non-operating costs. The act also allows for loans for food safety projects to ensure a safe food supply for Hawaii’s people. CONNECTICUT. EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The CEDG will provide funding for Colorado small and medium-sized enterprises (200 or fewer employees worldwide) that may be applied towards travel expenses, trade show exhibition and/or attendance, business matchmaking services or other direct expenses for developing a new target market.

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‘I have players potentially with asthma, diabetes… am I going to put them at risk?’: Salford City co-owner Gary Neville says it will be ‘miraculous’ for football to return in June or July as league chiefs fight to complete season

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An employer cannot put his employees at risk on health and safety grounds. . The IPL franchises are also ready to quarantine their foreign players for a period of 14 days, if travel restrictions are lifted to allow them to arrive. The Cheltenham Festival went ahead despite travel disruption caused by the virus. . OTHER SPORTS

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