Military Bases As Economic Development MagnetsMany of the military bases that have survived the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) have become hotbeds of development. More |
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Clean Energy, Green EconomyRenewable energy stands poised to create opportunities across the country. More |
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OEMs Supplying the Alternative Energy IndustriesA Google Maps mash-up charting alternative energy OEM cluster growth throughout the United States More |
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NEWS ITEMS
AROUND THE WEB
NEWS ITEMS
AROUND THE WEB
May U.S. Factory Orders Rise Significantly
07/02/2009 |
LABOR FORCE: 983,438 (2007 annual average)
RIGHT TO WORK: YesTRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Agriculture, manufacturing
EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Food processing, plastics products, telecommunications, telemarketing, biofuels, travel and tourismCOLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 24.4% (2000)
BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:Corporate Organization Filing Fees: Based on firm's paid-up capital stock; rate ranges from $60 for $10,000 or less of authorized capital stock to $300 for more than $100,000 plus $3 per $1,000 in excess of $100,000; annual occupation tax also assessed
Sales Tax: 5.5 percent sales tax on gross receipts from retail sales and rental of tangible personal property; certain utilities; admissions; producing, fabricating, processing, printing, or imprinting; and lodging rentals for short periodsUse Tax: Tax on storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property purchased at retail when the sales tax has not been paid
Property Tax: Levied by county and municipal subdivisions, including school districts; all property assessed at 100 percent of actual value; industrial sites located outside Nebraska cities normally taxed at a lower rate than property within city limitsBUSINESS INCENTIVES:
Industrial development revenue bonds (low-interest financing)
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
Economic Development Loan Program
Nebraska Development Finance Service (low-interest financing)
Nebraska Energy Fund
Small Business Innovation Research Program
Statewide SBA 504
Local development corporations
Skill Training Employment Program
Heartland Capital Fund Limited (seed capital)
Nebraska Enterprise Opportunity Network
Community improvement financing
Nebraska Advantage Act
(tax credits)
Nebraska Venture Capital Forum Program