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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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o Help Accessing Resources: Where necessary to achieve their goals, Promise Zones will get priority and be able to access federal investments that further the goals of job creation, additional private investment, increased economic activity, improved educational opportunity, and reduction in violent crime.

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

The Korte Company

He helped with sales brochures, file retrieval and intra-company mail while taking general education classes at South Western Illinois College. So he marched down to the carpenters’ union hall and applied as an apprentice, ready to learn a trade and return to his construction roots. None of it held Tom’s interest. Setting the stage.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Green Building Education and Services, LLC. Green Building Education Services. Green Education Foundation (GEF). Green Education Inc. National Education Association. National Education Association, Health Information Network. Educational Fund. Plumbers Local 1 Trade Education Fund. Nexant, Inc.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Quality higher education is available through local and regional offerings. And education at the elementary and high school levels is a community priority, as evidenced by the complete renovation of Decatur’s two public high schools. Several parochial schools provide additional educational choices.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Property Tax Abatements: The Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992 (TIRA) allows qualified industries to receive abatements of non-educational property taxes for new businesses locating to Alabama and for expansions of existing facilities in Alabama. The combined state and local millage rate would then be applied to the assessed value.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT TAX ABATEMENTS: Gives cities and counties the ability to abate the following: Non-educational city and county sales & use taxes; Non-educational state, city and county property taxes—up to 20 years; Mortgage and recording taxes. The educational facility will also serve as fiscal agent for the project.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing.

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