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In the span of a year, New Jersey leapfrogged from No. 42 to No. 19 in CNBC’s Top States for Business rankings — earning the title of America’s most improved state for business in 2023. 📈 The state also showcases a strengthened financial position given its recent credit rating upgrades thanks to improved pension funding and reducing New Jersey’s debt. Read more about North & Central Jersey in Capital Analytics report!

"The strength and sustained momentum of the Texas economy made the state a clear choice for Best Business Climate in this year’s rankings." The top spot this year was based mainly on the impressive capital investment and job creation numbers, but also for diversity of industries, robust infrastructure, and a business-friendly regulatory and tax climate. Read the full Austin Business Journal Article | https://hubs.li/Q01YcHQ_0

John L. Augustine III, president/CEO of Penn’s Northeast, on Thursday said there’s no question that more and more companies are seeking out Northeast Pennsylvania as a place of choice for new business development. Proof of that statement arrived recently when, for the first time, Northeast Pennsylvania was recognized as one of the best locations across the United States for economic development projects. https://lnkd.in/ef3aMH3Z Wanna beat inflation? Now is the time to invest, take our five-question survey to see if you're a good fit: lvpefund.com/questionnaire Read more here 👆 #RealestateInvestment #CommercialRealestate #MultiFamilyRealEstate #AccredictedInvestors

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration to Kick off Fourth Investing in America Tour to Highlight How the President Is Delivering for Communities in Every Corner of America Biden-Harris Administration will kick off its fourth Investing in America tour to highlight how Bidenomics and the President’s Investing in America agenda are growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up—not the top down. The tour will demonstrate how the President is delivering for communities across the country, including those that have been left out or overlooked. Officials across the Administration will highlight how President Biden’s investments are lowering costs for families, creating good-paying jobs, and advancing opportunity for all Americans. Throughout the Investing in America tour, President Biden, Vice President Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Cabinet members, and Senior Administration Officials will visit communities across the country where the President is cutting costs for American families, growing our clean energy economy, rebuilding our infrastructure, and creating good-paying jobs along the way. To date, the Administration has now launched over 50,000 infrastructure and clean energy projects and mobilized over $640 billion in private sector clean energy and manufacturing investments. #whitehouse #bidenharris #newyorkiptv https://lnkd.in/gBVhtjS2

John L. Augustine III, president/CEO of Penn’s Northeast, on Thursday said there’s no question that more and more companies are seeking out Northeast Pennsylvania as a place of choice for new business development. Proof of that statement arrived recently when, for the first time, Northeast Pennsylvania was recognized as one of the best locations across the United States for economic development projects. https://lnkd.in/emR6GWgN Wanna beat inflation? Now is the time to invest, take our five-question survey to see if you're a good fit: lvpefund.com/questionnaire Read more here 👆 #RealestateInvestment #CommercialRealestate #MultiFamilyRealEstate #AccredictedInvestors

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John L. Augustine III, president/CEO of Penn’s Northeast, on Thursday said there’s no question that more and more companies are seeking out Northeast Pennsylvania as a place of choice for new business development. Proof of that statement arrived recently when, for the first time, Northeast Pennsylvania was recognized as one of the best locations across the United States for economic development projects. https://lnkd.in/emR6GWgN Wanna beat inflation? Now is the time to invest, take our five-question survey to see if you're a good fit: lvpefund.com/questionnaire Read more here 👆 #RealestateInvestment #CommercialRealestate #MultiFamilyRealEstate #AccredictedInvestors

Recently, Frost hosted the 2024 Forecast Conference Outlook for the U.S. and Texas, featuring Dr. Ray Perryman who we’ve proudly partnered with for over four decades. Dr. Perryman’s insights on the #Dallas area are more crucial than ever for local business owners as they look to lead successful businesses in this expanding economy. In the spirit of #SmallBusinessMonth, I’d like to share a few takeaways from the presentation: 📈 The Dallas-Plano-Irving area’s dynamic and diverse economy is outpacing US growth rates, and Texas is setting records in job numbers, employment and labor force size. ⛽️ Increased activity in oil and natural gas, a major export sector, has benefited Texas, but growth has been broad-based across most industries. 🏢 Texas has attracted more major corporate locations and expansions than any other state for over a decade and has seen significant population growth, including highly skilled workers. While Texas faces challenges from national trends like #inflation, higher #interestrates, and talent shortages, we still have a positive outlook. I’m incredibly proud of what our Dallas businesses and communities have accomplished so far, and I eagerly anticipate our continued success, growth, and community investment over the next years!

📣 Major Announcement! Join us for the 2024 State of Massachusetts Business Address digitally delivered by AIM President & CEO Brooke M. Thomson. 🚀 Dive into key issues like economic growth, housing, and the future of the Massachusetts Economy. 🌟 Tune in! You don’t want to miss out on this. Learn more: #AIMBusinessAddress #EconomicVisionMA https://loom.ly/H-9zeLA

Connecticut's fiscal health is the best it's been in decades. And as CBIA's annual business survey—which we released yesterday with Marcum LLP—shows, there's growing frustration among business leaders that policymakers are not doing enough to leverage that and address the main factors undermining our economy: the labor shortage, the state's high cost of living, and the high cost of doing business. #cteconomy #workforce #workforcesolutions #affordability #jobs #smallbusinesses #transformct