§4354.  Targeted non-manufacturing business

A targeted non-manufacturing business shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1)  The business undertakes a project to establish a new or expanded facility in the state.

(2)  The primary activities at the facility are or will be among the following targeted non-manufacturing business activities: corporate headquarters, distribution facilities, data services facilities, research and development operations, and digital media and software development centers.

(3)  With the exception of a business providing at least fifty new headquarters jobs or shared service center jobs, a business primarily engaged in retail sales, real estate, professional services, natural resource extraction or exploration, financial services, or venture capital funds, shall not be eligible for the program. No business engaged in gaming or gambling shall be eligible for the program.

(4)  Within the time period provided in the contract, the business shall make capital expenditures of at least twenty-five million dollars for the facility, and create and maintain at least fifty new direct jobs.

(5)  At least fifty percent of total annual sales by the business from a Louisiana site or sites are to out-of-state customers or buyers, or to in-state customers or buyers but the product or service is resold by the purchaser to an out-of-state customer or buyer for ultimate use, or to the federal government, or any combination thereof.  The secretary, at his discretion, may include sales by closely associated affiliates of the business in determining the percentage of sales meeting this requirement.

Acts 2012, No. 499, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.