Louisiana: the states run by a businessman

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Mike Foster Jr.'s appointment as Louisiana's governor fulfilled the state's hope of improving its economic status and facilitating the growth of the business sector. The business-driven governor did not only rectified Louisiana's corrupt fiscal policy, but also invigorated the state's business atmosphere by underscoring corporate ethics and competitive operating costs. Through these efforts, Louisiana recorded $3.8 billion in facility and equipment investments, without increasing citizens' tax burden.

Administration of Economic Programs, Economic Programs-Local, Evaluation, Economic policy, Economic development, Fiscal policy, Louisiana, Foster, Mike (American governor)

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The U.S. Northeast: business climate boosts bring bevy of new facilities

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The state governments of the Northeastern States have been attracting business investments and corporate relocations through tax cuts and state workers compensation reforms. The Northeastern States' main attractions are their professional, technical, and scientific pool of workers as well as their large number of technical and research institutions. These attractive options have helped to create 997 relocations and plant constructions in the region during 1996.

Northeastern United States

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Work-force training: producing skilled workers for corporate facilities

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Many US states are providing workforce training programs to influence location decisions of corporate site seekers, as labor issues become more important considerations in corporate site selection. Several of the programs offered by these states are described. The type of training, the design of curriculum tailored to business needs and the bottom-line benefits to the corporations are outlined and linked together as a site selection advantage.

Management, Employee recruitment, Employee training

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