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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 tax credit program has helped preserve historic buildings and grow local economies in the five communities where the credit is applicable: Aurora, East St. Louis, Elgin, Peoria and Rockford. Rauner said.

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois rail network offers 52 railroads that provide service to every part of the country and its prime location also makes the state a natural hub for air travel. Both the Illinois International Port District and the Tri-City Regional Port District near St.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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One advantage by using the barge is that containers can be loaded heavier than the 80,000- pound weight limit for trucks traveling between Stockton and Oakland via the highway system. Given that it’s a substantial distance from any coasts or borders, Hendricks County, Indiana might seem to be a surprising place for a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ).

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis; and with more than 95 million customers within a 500-mile radius, Decatur is well positioned to get you where you want to go and access customers you want to reach. DECATUR, IL RULES THE HEARTLAND.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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All have ready access to major transportation infrastructure, energy, water and zoning that meets the industry needs of advanced manufacturing, information technology and bioscience companies. billion signature I-74 bridge, where tens of thousands of people will travel back and forth between the states every day.

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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 Four sections are now open to travelers. Petersburg Invests in the Future: Fifty million people live within a 500-mile radius around Petersburg in Pike County, including Nashville, Atlanta, St.

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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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