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Manhattan developers could be forced to demo 20 floors from top of luxury condo

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Legal action taking aim at permits being granted in an alleged zoning loophole could put the nearly complete project's financing in jeopardy and affect at least 20 other projects in New York City.

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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities

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The new law builds on Christie’s commitment to revitalizing New Jersey’s cities. It places extra emphasis on spurring development and private-sector job growth in new Garden State Growth Zones (GSGZ) identified in the legislation as the four lowest median family income cities in the state: Camden, Trenton, Passaic and Paterson.

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After Sandy: New Report Looks At Mitigating Climate Change Through Land Use

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Candid insights and observations from these experts formed the basis for After Sandy , a comprehensive, practical set of 23 recommendations focused on four areas—land use and development; infrastructure, technology and capacity; finance, investment and insurance; and leadership and governance.

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Living in a Tiny House During the Pandemic

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Jacques said she bought her teenage daughter noise canceling headphones at the outset of the pandemic so she could “zone out from the household stuff that’s going on.”. The Muehlhausens are retired, but said if they had not made the decision to move into a tiny house almost a year ago, they said their finances might be rocky right now, too.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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New York State’s 54,556 square mile geography is divided into 10 economic regions (according to Empire State Development)—Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, Capital District, New York City and Long Island.

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New York Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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World Trade Center Job Creation & Retention Program (JCRP): Encourages companies to commit to creating a minimum of 75 new jobs, or retaining at least 200 jobs, in Lower Manhattan. Loans may be up to 60% for projects located in Empire Zones or economically distressed area. Looking to navigate New York City?

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Qualifying businesses in the corridor can apply for Next Michigan real and personal property tax abatements and tax-free Renaissance Zones. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones. Within a 900 mile drive of Hoosier Energy services are communities from Dallas to Jacksonville and New York City to Minneapolis.

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