New York’s Corporate Tax Overhaul Improves Business Climate

Reforms will boost corporate tax system from the 25th to fourth best in United States.

The budget for FY 2014-2015 recently signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will broaden the bases, and lower the rates, and reduce the complexity of New York’s flawed corporate tax…

Plastics Makers Release Roadmap to Assist Automakers

Today, at the Society of Automotive Engineers’ 2014 World Congress & Exhibition in Detroit, the American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division released an updated roadmap that will help automakers and their suppliers dramatically enhance fuel efficiency in vehicles through the adoption of plastics and polymer composites to achieve significant weight…

Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing

In February, the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) board voted to convey 200 acres of real estate to the Fort Smith Regional Healthcare Foundation (FSRHF) for a proposed school of osteopathic medicine at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith, Ark.

“This is very exciting for our board,” said Ivy Owen, executive…

SoCal Center to Promote Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles

The California Energy Commission has awarded funds to a consortium of Southern California-based organizations led by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. (LAEDC) to establish a Southern California Center for Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technology. The center will consist of one virtual hub and two physical locations…

Startup Activity Increases 31 percent in 2013

The percentage of former managers and executives starting their own business rose in 2013 to its highest level since the end of the recession, according to a survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement and coaching consultancy. The increase in entrepreneurial activity among displaced professionals belies recent trends…