The Rot in the District of Columbia

The Rot in the District of Columbia

IncSmart District of Columbia (Small Business and Startups) - The Rot in the District of Columbia.  Who get's the America tax dollars.   The salary for the life of a US President, is $450,000 a year.  The salary for the life of a Senator or House Member, is $174,000 a year.  The salary of the life of the Speaker of the House, is $223,500 a year.  The salary for the life of a Majority or Minority Leader,  $194,400 a year.   #incsmart

Catfish Sales Mississippi

Catfish Sales Mississippi



IncSmart Mississippi (Small Business and Startups) - Catfish sales to Mississippi restaurants is way down.   The prices have stayed relatively stable but the consumption is down because of the Wuhan Virus.  The price of catfish is running about $1 per pound.  Over $200 million dollars is generated by Mississippi from these farms.  Mississippi also leads the country in catfish production and numbers 4000 pounds of catfish per acre of ponds.  

Tax Breaks for Louisiana

Tax Breaks for Louisiana



IncSmart Louisiana (Small Business and Startups) - Tax breaks for Louisiana.  As Louisiana lawmakers worry about the huge loss of tax revenue, they hare hoping the breaks to small business will spur more companies to stay open and hire.  With the new closures of business taking effect, this will help the ones struggling the most.  The more business that close, the more tax revenue disappears.  

Florida Business Violates Visa Program

Florida Business Violates Visa Program

IncSmart Florida (Small Business and Startups) - Florida business pays $65,000 for violating the American Visa program.  The fines are imposed by the United States Department of Labor.  The fine include backpay for employees, and a civil penalty from the Labor Department.   

Catskills New York Real Estate

Catskills New York Real Estate

IncSmart New York (Small Business and Startups) - Catskills Mountains New York real estate is 100 miles away from New York City.  This is an area around Catskills Park west of the Hudson River.  With the national economy under the Trump administration, counties up and down the Hudson have become sellers markets.  With most people priced out of the New York City housing market, the Catskills can be an affordable alternative.  

Costco Opens Plant in Nebraska

Costco Opens Plant in Nebraska



IncSmart Nebraska (Small Business and Startups) - Costco opens new plant in Freemont Nebraska, located near the Iowa border.   91 million rotisserie chickens were sold last year at Costco, and the new poultry plant will help them stay in charge of there own chicken products by controlling each stage of production from farm to store.    This $450 million dollars plant will accomplish that.  The choice of Nebraska for the plant was economics.  Nebraska has an abundance for grain water and water.  With unemployment at it's lowest with the Trump administration, Costco's only worry is labor.  The 400,000 square foot plant will hire over 1000 employees.  

Mac Pro Built in Texas

Mac Pro Built in Texas



IncSmart Texas (Small Business and Startups) - Mac Pro to be built in Texas after President Trump offers some tariff exemptions for key components.  The Mac Pro is Apples most powerful computer with the price starting at $6000.  Austin Chamber of Commerce says there are now 62,000 people working in manufacture in the Austin metro area.  Austin is becoming the new Silicon Valley, and Apple will employ over 15,000 people