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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

In our traditional Employment Leaders category, which ranks the states based on the lowest current unemployment rates, oil-rich North Dakota repeats as the undisputed leader. recently released an Action Agenda 2014-2019 report which urges that North Dakota explore the creation of a “targeted immigration” program.

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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Earlier this year, the Chicago-based aircraft giant came close to moving its primary 787 assembly facility from the Seattle area to Salt Lake City [a last-minute union deal kept the plant in WA]. Dinesh Patel (center) cuts the ribbon on Blackrock Microsystems’ new headquarters in Research Park on the University of Utah campus.

Utah 56
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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. Green Building Certification Institute. Service Employees International Union. USGBC North Carolina Triangle Chapter. USGBC North Dakota Provisional Chapter. USGBC North Florida Chapter. USGBC North Texas Chapter.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The credit is applicable to work performed before July 1, 2016 for the North Slope and Cook Inlet; for areas outside the North Slope and Cook inlet the credit is applicable to work performed before January 1, 2022 as part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013. The non-refundable certification filing fee is $150.

Income 108
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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION. We have two winners for this year’s award for Achievement in Site Certification: Indiana Economic Development Corp. for the Indiana Shovel Ready Program and the Tennessee Valley Authority for TVA’s Data Center Site Certification Program.

Indiana 40
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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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GA companies can implement Work Ready two ways—through job profiling and Work Ready Certificates. Companies match those profiles to employees’ Work Ready Certificates, which measure core skills, to ensure the right person is placed in the right job. The non-refundable certification filing fee is $150. See www.gaworkready.org.

Income 75
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Crystal Ball 2013

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– South Dakota claims 1886 deed unearthed in Badlands proves Bakken oilfield owned by state, demands $100 billion from North Dakota. Supreme Court strikes down Voting Rights Act, rules union members get 3/5ths vote. ” – Donald Trump demands Daniel Day-Lewis produce Kentucky birth certificate.