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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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For years, the name Florida has been firmly associated with travel and tourism, and the state has enjoyed one of the world’s best known leisure brands. Over the last two years, Florida has eliminated thousands of regulations on job creators and removed corporate income taxes for thousands of small businesses. Its FTZ No. Its FTZ No.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. military forces. stay competitive with foreign manufacturers and suppliers. FTZs jumped 24.8

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Having witnessed income and social class inequities entrenched by corruption on their European mission, and a system in which government officials and business entrepreneurs rarely collaborate to solve civic and social problems, the Ivorys recognized the seeds of similar dynamics in their own backyard. See past Builder of the Year winners.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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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. The region boasts one of California’s largest enterprise zones, offering incentives for companies to locate and expand within the greater Sacramento area.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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Office buildings are worth more” than residential as income generators, she explains. Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.” Eliminating single-use zoning so people can live throughout the city, where all of its districts thrive at all times, is a “net positive,” he says.

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Living Now: America at Home Study Concept Home

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When the COVID-19 pandemic put most of the nation under mandatory stay-at-home orders, economic forecasters hypothesized about the impact it would have on restaurants, small business, travel and hospitality, and live events. Barnaby: The America at Home Study Concept Home Step by Step. Post-COVID, Homeowners Look for Homes That Do More.

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Illinois Revives Premier Corporate Tax Incentives

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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. Rauner also enacted an extension of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone tax credit program. Louis, Elgin, Peoria and Rockford. Rauner said.