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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Department of Defense. 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: . Are growing with employment greater than the previous year; and. Qualified employers can take the credit for 4 years.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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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. Are growing with employment greater than the previous year.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Several area private employers have sponsored WorkIT Nashville, including Asurion, Bank of New York Mellon, Caterpillar Financial, Emdeon, HCA, Ingram Content Group, UBS and Vanderbilt University. Private sector R&D activity in Tennessee is increasing, with R&D employment growing by 10 percent during the past five years alone.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Photo: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.). Minneapolis alone generated nearly 15,000 new jobs from 2010 to 2012, according to an analysis last year by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Agricultural commodities giant Cargill Inc.,