Spring 2003 | Trade and Industry Development

Spring 2003

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

The premiere issue of Trade & Industry Development focuses on growth and expansion within the aerospace and automotive industries. Experts from the leading industry associations, SAE and AIA, real estate professionals, incentive consultants and state level officials have contributed advice on best practices and reports on actual projects for your reference as you define your corporate strategy for growth.

In this issue

Credits and Incentives

BY: Tim Lima

In today’s tough economic times, all companies are looking for a little extra help to increase their bottom lines. Firms in the auto industry and the aerospace industry have a distinct advantage. These two industries are highly coveted by state and local governments and are eligible for most state and local tax credits, incentives, grants and low interest financing programs. These incentives can be broken up a number of ways. The first step typically is to separate statutory incentives (i.e. “Credits”) from negotiated incentives (i.e. “Incentives”). more....