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Arkansas: Creating Competitive Communities

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A new Competitive Communities Initiative in Arkansas aims to make locations across the state even more attractive for new and expanding businesses. Read: Arkansas: Creating Competitive Communities at BusinessFacilities.com.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways. Four ports are located along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith, Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pine Bluff.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Arkansas — Dassault Invests $60 Million In Little Rock Expansion

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Arkansas Gov. Dassault Falcon Jet is a cornerstone of Arkansas’s aviation sector, and today’s significant investment will help cement that status for many years to come,” Gov. ARKANSAS FAST FACTS. ARKANSAS LEEDS THE WAY. Arkansas has more than 450 LEED credential professionals. By Ed Felton. Mike Beebe. Mike Beebe.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Competitive wages and Arkansas’ right-to-work environment provide an excellent workforce environment for businesses. The Little Rock National Airport, less than three miles from downtown, is Arkansas’ largest commercial service airport, serving approximately 2.1 million passengers annually. million passengers annually.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ARKANSAS – updated for 2014. Create Rebate Program: An incentive that may be offered at the discretion of the director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission in highly competitive situations, it provides annual cash payments based on a company’s annual payroll for new, full-time, permanent employees.

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Mississippi: Business Is Blossoming In The Magnolia State

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Mississippi has reduced the amount of capital investment and the minimum number of jobs required to receive aerospace and data center incentives. Read: Mississippi: Business Is Blossoming In The Magnolia State at BusinessFacilities.com.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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HEALTHY FOREST ENTERPRISE INCENTIVES PROGRAM (HF): Provides incentives for certified businesses that are primarily engaged in harvesting, initial processing or transporting of qualifying forest products. Tax credits can be used to offset Arizona income tax liability; any unused credit amounts can be carried forward for a five-year period.

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