CALIFORNIA

  • GM Receives an $8 Million Tax Break for Self-Driving Car Campaign, Los Angeles Times (April 14, 2017) An economic development board in California has approved an $8 million tax credit for General Motors to bolster the company's autonomous vehicle division with more than 1,100 hires statewide.

Read the full Los Angeles Times article.

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COLORADO

  • The Colorado Economic Development Commission Offers $33 million for 1,500 High-tech Jobs, Denver Business Journal (April 20, 2017) $12.7 million was offered to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and $20.3 million to an unnamed software company in an effort to create 1,500+ high-paying jobs in the Denver metro area.

Read the full Denver Business Journal article.

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NORTH CAROLINA

  • Gov. Roy Cooper Names a New Board Chair to Help Lead the State's Economic Development Efforts, Triangle Business Journal (May 2, 2017) Cooper also made his case to forgo tax cuts in favor of spending more on education across all levels.

Read the full Triangle Business Journal article.

  • Google Estimates Impacting 37,000 Businesses in North Carolina in 2016, Triad Business Journal (May 11, 2017) The California-based company contributed $2.38 billion in economic activity and reported $11 million in free advertising to nonprofit organizations based in the state.

Read the full Triad Business Journal article.

  • North Carolina Beats Out for the 2017 Prosperity Cup Awarded by Site Selection Magazine, Charlotte Business Journal (May 5, 2017)

Read the full Triad Business Journal article.

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SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Womble Carlyle's Stephanie Yarbrough Elected to SCEDA Board (May 5, 2017)

Read the full article on the Womble Carlyle website.

  • S.C. Department of Commerce Names a New Director for the Office of Innovation, The Post and Courier (May 15, 2017) Laura Corder, a former incubator manager, will take on this new role and be tasked with boosting the state's emerging high-tech industries.

Read the full The Post and Courier article.

  • A Boom in the Export of Plastic Leads to New Development in North Charleston, The Post and Courier (April 25, 2017) Massachusetts-based Mid-States Packaging Inc. is planning to invest $5.2 million into a warehouse and distribution center and will eventually hire 30 people locally to work there.

Read the full The Post and Courier article.

  • "China, Meet South Carolina", Site Selection magazine (March 2017) Site Selection discusses South Carolina's success courting Chinese corporate investors and talks to Wally Wang, Senior Project Manager at the South Carolina Department of Commerce, about his part in the process.

Read the full Site Selection article.

  • China Hengshi Foundation Company is Locating New Operations in Columbia, Area Development (May 19, 2017) The fiberglass fabric provider is expected to bring $11.1 million in capital investment and create 48 jobs in Richland County.

    Read the full Area Development article.

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VIRGINIA

  • "Virginia Restructures Economic Development Authority, Creates Incentives Division", Tax Analysts (April 5, 2017)

Read the full VA Economic Development Authority PDF.

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NATIONAL

  • Solar Costs Continue to Fall, Will There Be a Bright Forecast Ahead for Solar Energy? Petroleum Economist (May 12, 2017)

US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and similar institutes in Japan and Germany are working with academic and industry researchers to outline a plan for increasing solar power usage worldwide.

Read the full Petroleum Economist article.

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