Quarterly Cost of Living Index is Available

Among the 306 urban areas that participated in the third quarter 2013 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan) N.Y. to almost 18 percent below the national average in…

$60 Million Approved for Tech/Biotech Industry in New Jersey

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) has announced that 54 companies have been approved to share the $60 million allocation available through the state’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) Program in Fiscal Year 2014.

This competitive program enables technology and biotechnology companies to sell New Jersey tax…

Incentive Program, START-UP NY, Formally Begins January 1

New York’s officials recently launched START-UP NY, a wide-sweeping economic development incentive program which establishes tax free business zones in the communities surrounding  State of University of New York (SUNY) campuses across the state.  More than 64 SUNY campuses are participating in the program as will many…

Empowered Employees Power Profits

By John Tschohl

Are your customers over happy?

Employee empowerment is defined as allowing employees to make fast decisions — on the spot — in favor of the customer. Empowerment is the single most difficult skill to get employees to utilize. That’s a problem for businesses and government because if…

Top 100 Global Infrastructure Projects to be Released this Week

The Strategic Top 100 projects list for 2014 will be released on Friday, Dec. 6.

The Strategic Top 100 is the basis for the 7th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum. The list, valued at US$572 billion, identifies the leading upcoming projects from the world’s top infrastructure-producing clusters.

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