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Seattle council moves to strengthen research in ‘life sciences’
Posted by heather on April 17, 2012
From KPLU
By Evan Hoover
New legislation proposed by the Seattle City Council last week would waive city B&O taxes on government research funds by allowing a deduction for grants, contracts and sub-awards received as compensation towards the support of life science research and development.
Read the article on KPLU.org.

     

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