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MARCH 8, 2016

Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

What’s more, Arizona offers a robust portfolio of programs and resources supporting both large and emerging tech employers. While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country.

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JULY 11, 2014

Income tax rates for all taxpayers will be lowered to a uniform rate of 5.8% in 2014 and 5.75% in 2015. The corporate income tax will be reduced to 6% in 2014 and 5% in 2015. If the state meets revenue targets, the corporate income tax will drop to 4% in 2016 and 3% in 2017.

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JULY 11, 2014

Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.

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This is true if you are an employer that uses handles or stores chemicals that subject you to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. The requirement for employers to train employees on the new label elements and SDS format by December 1, 2013 is the first deadline. What’s New in Your Hazardous Chemicals Training Requirements.

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MARCH 8, 2016

For FY16 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) EDD has received an appropriation of $50 million in LEDA CO. In addition, a taxpayer who holds an interest in a qualified generating facility in New Mexico that files a corporate income tax return may claim a credit for 6% of the eligible generation plant costs of a qualified facility.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Established in 2015 as a spinoff of Lexington-based Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals Inc., The performance-based incentive allows a company to keep a portion of its investment over the agreement term through corporate income tax credits and wage assessments by meeting job and investment targets. Matt Bevin said. “On

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JULY 11, 2014

High Wage Jobs Tax Credit: A taxpayer who is an eligible employer may apply for and receive a tax credit for each new high-wage economic-base job. Qualified employers can take the credit for four years. Are growing with employment greater than the previous year. Tax Incentives.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

Forty-four percent of Millennials say, if given the choice, they expect to leave their current employers in the next two years. The findings were revealed through a survey of nearly 7,700 employees from 29 countries during September and October 2015. That figure increases to 66 percent when the time frame is extended to 2020.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Siloam Springs has two major partners who train the laborers of tomorrow: John Brown University (JBU) was named the top college in the South according to rankings published in the 2015 U.S. This means the City controls rates and is able to use deposits, rates and usage as negotiators with incoming businesses. News Best Colleges Guide.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Must offer basic health insurance to employees within 180 days of employment. Small Employer Quality Jobs Program (68 O.S. 3901): The Small Employer Quality Jobs Program Allows qualifying small businesses (90 employees or less) to receive up to a 5% cash-back incentive for up to seven years to locate or expand in Oklahoma.

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JUNE 29, 2016

In 2015, 26 academy programs were held at 17 college and university campuses in OK. Oklahoma previously set a Renewable Energy Portfolio standard requiring it to get 15 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2015, but the state hit the target early, in 2013. More than 17,000 students have attended the summer academies.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

The KOZ incentive program provides tax abatements for county and township property taxes, corporate net income taxes, and school taxes for a period of 10 years. The Georgetown facility will produce about 50,000 Lexus vehicles a year starting in 2015. production of a Lexus. The ES 350 is the Lexus brand’s top-selling sedan worldwide.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Two of the leading employers, UPMC and West Penn Allegheny Health System, together account for more than 50,000 jobs. Little Rock, AR is a center for several major employers in a variety of industries including healthcare, service, government and agriculture. A burgeoning health care industry drives the regional economy in Pittsburgh.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Deal said the Innovation Center is “is exactly the kind of employer we want in the state.” IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015. The KOZ incentive program provides tax abatements for county and township property taxes, corporate net income taxes, and school taxes for a period of 10 years. Photo: georgia.org.).

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JUNE 8, 2016

The health of this industry is a vital economic indicator since sales tend to be driven by personal income, consumer confidence and interest rates. NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said that despite 2015’s volatility, “the economy continued to reduce unemployment, raise wages and actually increase real GDP by 2.4 Bankrate, 2015).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Construction of the first manufacturing buildings at the new Baxter campus is expected to be completed in 2015, with full commercial production commencing in 2018. Personal income impact estimated at $273 million (direct). billion in personal income and an overall Economic Output impact of $5.7 Project Impact Estimates.

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APRIL 7, 2016

car sales in 2015 notched a blistering record pace, exceeding the previous high achieved 15 years ago as the low price of gasoline, a recovering economy and low interest rates turbocharged new car sales. In 2015, automotive manufacturers and suppliers made 80 announcements, promising to bring more than $2.8 In all, automakers sold 17.5

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

There’s credit for the cost of training new employees and investing in low-income areas, plus provisions that allow small businesses easier entry into the program. “The Richelieu Foods initially opened with 115 jobs, and has increased both production capacity and employment in recent months. Wheeling worked with U.S. Bob Dold, Gov.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

million in state income tax revenue over a five-year period. Wisconsin manufacturers produced more than $57 billion worth of output in 2015, accounting for 19 percent of the state’s gross domestic product. Those 182 jobs are expected to generate up to $2.2 Vonco is the latest company to establish operations in Kenosha County.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

From the September/October 2015 Issue. Eight core industry segments are more dominant than agriculture in terms of contributions to the state’s GDP, employment, or a combination of both, including: manufacturing, transportation, distribution, finance, insurance and real estate. Branstad in a July 2015 statement. By Shana Daley.

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MARCH 27, 2014

By the end of 2015, the company will inform Louisiana officials of its intent to complete the remaining four phases. billion and total direct employment would reach 1,250. Nucor’s investment in Louisiana is one of the reasons we have more people working and living with higher incomes than ever in our state.”.

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MAY 5, 2016

A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., This reverses a five-year trend that resulted in employment decreases of 9.4 aerospace and defense sector continues to be one of the top employers in the U.S. Acadiana is home to PHI, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Infrastructure and a workforce that specializes in industrial sector employment are two areas where many competing locals around the nation fall short when compared to Southwest Louisiana. The Businessman’s Paradise provides high paying industrial employment with focus on working hard and enjoying your family. billion in income, $14.4

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percent, its largest 1-month increase since October 2015. The index for dairy and related products rose 0.7 percent after declining in May. The index for cereals and bakery products increased 0.6 The index for fruits and vegetables increased 0.5 percent, with the index for fresh fruits rising 1.6 The nonalcoholic beverages index increased 0.3

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JULY 10, 2013

The BOI offers corporate income tax holidays for up to eight years, import duty reductions or exemptions on machinery and raw materials, double deduction of public utility costs, and deductions for infrastructure construction and installation costs. Thailand also offers the second lowest corporate income tax rate, behind Singapore, in Asia.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

After swallowing that gloomy news, Californians trudged to the polls in November and approved a referendum increasing their state income taxes by a whopping $6 billion a year. From a statistical perspective, one measure that illustrates how a community’s economic health is trending can be seen through tracking the area’s median income levels.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

The property is part of the Urbana Corporate Center, a large campus that also is home to a 60,000-square-foot data center servicing Fannie Mae, a provider of housing loans to low-income Americans. A 2011 report for the State of Maryland projected that the state could need new generation capacity as early as 2015.

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MARCH 9, 2016

The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI): The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) was enacted in 2015 by the 84th Legislature with a goal to bring the best and brightest distinguished researchers in the world to Texas. This program encourages business development and expansions located in non-entitlement communities.

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MARCH 8, 2016

The New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund program is open to food markets in New York State that are located in underserved areas, defined as one of the following: a low- or moderate-income census tract. a food market site with a customer base of 50% or more living in a low-income census tract. national average.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. The enterprise zone credit is equal to $2500 per permanent new employee and can be applied against the income tax and/or business privilege tax liability. The tax for existing entities accrues as of Jan. The rates range from $.25

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JULY 15, 2014

Indiana is a “Right to Work” state and, in recent years, has enacted constitutional property tax caps and reduced the state’s corporate income tax. Employers throughout the state consistently give favorable ratings to Arkansas workers for their work ethic, skills, productivity and low turnover rates. Arkansas’s labor force is nearly 1.5

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JULY 22, 2014

Production of these agricultural equipment tires is expected to commence in late 2015. Under the terms of the company’s JDIG award, GKN Driveline is eligible to receive up to twelve annual payments equal to 61 percent of the state personal income tax withholdings from the eligible new jobs created since the date of the initial award.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The Iowa wind energy industry supports up to 7,000 jobs, third in the country in employment related to the wind energy industry. The expansion consists of five new projects and will add up to 1,050- MW of wind generation in Iowa by the end of 2015. million reduction in 2015.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. employment growth. Dyersburg/Dyer County is a regional hub for employment, education, medical services and agribusiness. Foreign-status inputs to FTZs totaled $288.3

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APRIL 5, 2016

Just like the rest of the country, California has its seen ups and downs when it comes to employment, taxes, energy and the environment. The Murrieta Innovation Center celebrated its grand opening with a well-attended ceremonial ribbon cutting in June 2015. By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. Credit: Shane Gibson).

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

In the third quarter of 2013, total employment in the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 145,608, a growth of 1.75 Baker Hughes, an existing Tomball employer, currently operates its Pressure Pumping Technology Center in the city with a focus on pressure pumping products and services for the oil and gas industry.

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