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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

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So much of resilient flooring in commercial applications is installed over concrete slabs. Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? • FloorScore certification for indoor environmental quality. Otherwise, its service life can be cut short due to any number of failures. It is such a waste.

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The Drone Age

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The six sites were tasked by the FAA with conducting “critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace in the next several years.” The earliest we’re likely to see any government-approved interstate air routes for commercial drones is 2020.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. However, defense companies face an uncertain 2013. By BF Staff. billion in operating profit.

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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The number of STEM degrees and certificates conferred at state system colleges and universities reach a record high in the last academic year with more than 6,000 students receiving degrees and certificates in STEM disciplines, a 28-percent increase over the last five years.”. OK is home to the largest U.S.

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Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing

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percent annually from 2013 to 2015, outpacing the national average of 2.46 Haslam introduced the Tennessee Promise in 2015. More than 16,000 students enrolled in the Tennessee Promise for the fall of 2015. There has been an 81 percent retention rate among the 2015-2016 class of Tennessee Promise students.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The $600-million Institute already is well on its way to establishing the region as a national hub for producing next generation integrated photonics, a light science with the potential to transform communications, medicine and national defense, and could create thousands of jobs. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION. Andrew Cuomo.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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According to the 2015 Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Skills Gap Study, 84 percent of manufacturing executives surveyed think there is a talent shortage in advanced manufacturing in the U.S. One of Utah’s strategic cluster industries, aerospace and defense, has come together to establish career pathway training.