Business Facilities - September 2008 - (Page 28) METRO SPOTLIGHT Spokane, Washington ings used in manufacturing, R&D activities, or computerrelated activities. • A Business and Occupation New Job Tax Credit of $2,000 (for wages and benefits worth $40,000 or less) or $4,000 (for wages and benefits worth more than $40,000) per new job created by manufacturing, R&D, or software development firms. • A Business and Occupation Business Tax Credit of $3,000 (for up to five years) per new job created by companies providing specific international business services. Linked By Land, Air, and Wire S pokane is the Inland Northwest’s main connection point. Interstate 90 is a major commuter and trade route for eastern Spokane County and northern Idaho, with traffic volumes exceeding 100,000 vehicles per day. Spokane Transit Authority’s mass transit system covers 371 square miles, 39 different bus routes, and has 12 parkand-ride lots. Spokane is served by the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads. Direct lines service railways from Seattle to Chicago, serving as a gateway to and from the interior United States. Spokane International Airport (SIA) is a 4,800-acre commercial service airport served by 10 airlines and four air cargo carriers. This secondlargest airport in the state processed 3.2 million passengers and 57,000 U.S. air cargo tons in 2006. Two other local facilities are managed by SIA, which recently completed more than $70 million in upgrades. Spokane’s telecommunications and digital infrastructure has fiber optics in place throughout its business community, with over 500 route miles of dark and lit fiber deployed throughout the region. #4801 at www.BusinessFacilities.com 28 SEPTEMBER 2008 http://www.greaterspokane.org http://www.greaterspokane.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Business Facilities - September 2008 Business Facilities- September 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: Mississippi Editor's Location Picks 2008 The Palmetto State Reaches Across the Sea Corporate Moves: Tennessee Metro Spotlight: Spokane, WA Biotech: Building Block for Development Wind Power Lifts Iowa Germany: Europe's Economic Juggernaut California Here We Come Up, Up and Away in North Carolina Corporate Moves:�West Virginia Metro Spotlight: Decatur/Greensburg, IN Advertiser Index Ask the Expert Business Facilities - September 2008 Business Facilities - September 2008 - Business Facilities- September 2008 (Page Cover1) Business Facilities - September 2008 - Business Facilities- September 2008 (Page Cover2) Business Facilities - September 2008 - Business Facilities- September 2008 (Page 1) Business Facilities - September 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Business Facilities - September 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Business Facilities - 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