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Office will foster entrepreneurial activity by blending guidance, support with traditional business growth opportunities

Countries like Spain and Greece have astonishing youth unemployment rates of nearly 60%. What does the future of these countries’ youth look like?

The legislation (HB 465) is modeled after a similar program in Maryland that raised $84 million for $100 million in deferred tax credits to be serviced between 2014-2022.

"Hopefully we’ll be able to vet business plans by mid-fall and invest money by early 2014."

It’s not exactly clear why California’s businesses are disappearing.

The Iowa Innovation Council is working to build a new funding vehicle to help startup companies in the state to grow.

Creating a private nonprofit corporation to perform many duties of the state Commerce Department and regional economic commissions would help North Carolina’s economy grow in both rural and urban areas, Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker said Wednesday.

The program, created in 1989, is estimated to have created more than 1,800 jobs in Maine since 2003 and helped retain another 5,000.

Avoiding redundancy and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of outdated programs are some of the major goals for governors in California and North Carolina seeking a new approach to job creation.

Our second economic development effort, PoweringFlorida.com, was launched in January. It is the first web resource in Florida that brings together all the critical information that site selectors need to identify sites for new headquarters or facilities.