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In response to the risk of California’s film industry jobs moving to other states like Georgia and New Mexico, where tax incentives are stronger and costs are lower, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California State Legislature...more
With more than one million new residents expected by 2035 and a surge in industrial megaprojects statewide, Georgia finds itself at a pivotal moment for infrastructure planning. The state had rapid expansion in sectors such...more
As Japanese companies expand to the US, many are finding that Texas offers key advantages for long-term growth, particularly in the Dallas and Houston regions. Notably, Texas lawmakers have taken steps in recent years to...more
We at Schwabe and Aldrich are excited to share the insightful findings from the third edition of our State of Manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest survey. Having conducted similar surveys in 2018 and 2021, we’ve maintained...more
Entering 2025, industrial project activity across multiple industries remains strong in the southeastern region of the United States. Significant Congressional enactments, including the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS...more
From 2018 to 2022, Pennsylvania was outspent on economic development incentives by neighboring states in both total incentive spending and average deal size. Over the same period, neighboring states also outspent Pennsylvania...more
The HSB Economic Development team published their December 2023 news update, highlighting the following topics: 2024 County Tiers Set for JTCs, Fee in Lieu and Tax Moratorium- Each year, South Carolina's 46 counties are...more
From the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and US-China tensions, exogenous shocks in recent years have put global supply chains under pressure. Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel last month, and the conflict...more
We interview Professor Stuart C. Gilson of the Harvard Business School to gain his insights on how firms create value. Professor Gilson is an expert on valuation, credit and financial statement analysis, and corporate...more
On Sunday August 13, 2023, the State Council released the Opinions to Further Optimize the Environment for Foreign Investment and Increase Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment (“Opinions”)....more
On April 28, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the ruling of the Morgan County Superior Court and approved $15 billion in bonds for Project Tera, a 2,000-acre Rivian Horizon LLC (“Rivian”) electric truck plant...more
The CHIPS Act, or Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act, is a signature piece of legislation that was signed into law in the United States in August 2022 to provide funding in support of the...more
In 1964, the Mexican government introduced Maquiladoras as a strategy to attract foreign investment and increase industrialization on the Mexican border. Maquiladora’s process, produce, transform, or repair goods owned by...more
President Biden officially launched The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) (“Framework”), the administration’s economic initiative for the region, during his visit to Tokyo on May 23. The Framework, largely...more
The HSB Economic Development team published their January 2022 news update, highlighting the following topics: 2022 County Tiers Set for JTCs, Fee in Lieu and Tax Moratorium= Each year, South Carolina's 46 counties are...more
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) on Dec. 23, 2021, published a notice seeking public comment on a proposed expansion of its medium- and long-term buyer financing programs to include domestic transactions....more
Manufacturers face increasing difficulty in finding employees with the skills they need, where they need them to be. The skills gap has become a bigger issue as more manufacturers are looking to build where they sell, and...more
State Attorney General Dave Yost recently “ratcheted up the pressure” on General Motors (GM) to repay $60 million in state tax incentives, citing the company’s failure to meet the contractual obligations of the incentive...more
As we move toward brighter days ahead, what economic development opportunities await? Two come to my mind most: one is strategic and statewide in scale; the other is more tactical, playing out at the company level....more
According to the March 2019 Multnomah County Economic Indicators report, the Portland manufacturing sector has grown impressively since the great recession, having created close to 250,000 jobs since 2010. With its 24-percent...more
As automotive suppliers begin work on their 2018 tax returns and implement plans for their capital expenditures in 2019, suppliers should look at a potential tax credit to help offset the costs of tooling: the Research and...more
The German federal government has announced a sweeping new initiative with the stated goal of making “Germany and Europe the worldwide leader in the field of artificial intelligence.” ...more
As the United States begins imposing new import tariffs, some Arizona manufacturers are exploring foreign trade zones as a manufacturing option to avoid these costs. But what exactly are foreign trade zones, and how can U.S....more
South Carolina has some of the highest business property taxes in the Southeast. The state generally taxes land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and furniture and fixtures, but does not tax inventory, pollution control...more
The Situation: African leaders gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018 to sign the draft Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area ("CFTA") and other related protocols. Forty-four of the 55 Member...more