This just popped up in the news although I’m not sure when it actually became available. Business Facilities: The Location Advisor has published online its 2011 Incentives Guide: A comprehensive guide to state incentives offered throughout the U.S. (more…)
Tag: Training And Employment Guidance Letter Number 9 15
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We’ve stumbled upon a situation that might create confusion for businesses that qualified for the 5-year carryback of General Credits under a provision of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.
I received a call on October 11 (just a couple weeks ago) from an Arizona restaurant owner who was a little confused by conflicting information about the carryback provision for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Last week Senate Republicans announced their Jobs Through Growth Act, their version of a jobs plan that would amend President Obama’s proposed American Jobs Act. Senator John McCain offers a preview of the Senate proposal on his website. (more…)
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The Georgia Department of Labor is holding an online event promoting resources designed to assist employers in hiring workes with disabilities. It’s scheduled for Wednsday, September 28 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. ( I assume that would be local Georgia time.) (more…)
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Word has it that the National Association of Governors Committees on People with Disabilities (or NAGC) is drafting a letter to US Congressional leaders in support of extending the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program. WOTC is slated to expire on December 31, 2011. Some important eligibility categories expired last year. (more…)
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A press release issued today by Bull Moose Energy of San Diego, LLC tells us that the company has recently executed a “large generator connection agreement” (sounds complicated) with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). I found the press release in the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch online. (more…)
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Denise Madrid of The Porterville Recorder summarized a provocative situation faced by up to nine “conditionally” designated California enterprise zones. Govern Jerry Brown’s office had directed California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the bureaucracy that oversees the state’s EZ program, to drive with its brakes on.
Conditional-designation status is a normal phase in the lifespan of every new enterprise zone. Nine of the state’s 42 legally designated enterprise zones remain in limbo, however, as HCD delays action required to finalize their status. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Don’t be embarrassed. We all make mistakes.
We’ve been quietly noticing a few of our readers in the professional realm who have been quoting directly from The WOTC Planet . . . but have not been giving credit where credit is due. To put it politely, this is a No No. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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According to an article published online today by Tesa Culli of the Mt. Vernon Register News, the State of Illinois is updating the Department of Employment Security’s (IDE) antiquated “Illinois Skills Match” system. With the technology and procedural upgrades also comes an attitude adjustment, inspired by the IDE’s new Director Jay Rowell. Mr. Rowell was appointed in June. (more…)
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