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State Law Trumps on Location of Solar Panels

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This case is instructive beyond Maryland’s borders because it involves the intersection of states’ efforts to promote solar energy generation as part of its renewable energy policies, and county governments’ local planning and zoning prerogatives. Specifically, the Legislature considered H.B. emphasis added).

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Coleman & Co puts remote controlled JCB to work

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The current phase sees the removal of 6000 tonnes of mass reinforced concrete during 2014/2015. Coleman had already identified the specific multi-processor attachment as the only existing attachment that complied with the project specification when it commissioned JCB to develop a 21-tonne machine capable of operating it. metres deep.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oklahoma Local Development & Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act (62 O.S. § 840): Provides funding for local units of government to match local tax revenue dedicated to support a project located in an enterprise zone, in support of a major tourism destination or in support of a military growth impact. 632): The U.S.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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States for Business: Utah claimed the top spot for 2015—again. It’s also massively multilingual with more than 130 languages spoken in the course of business every day and has a foreign trade zone and intermodal inland port. The Utah Film Commission says 2015 was a blockbuster year for movie makers in Utah.

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Danos Selects Port Of Iberia, LA For New Manufacturing Facility

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Construction of the Danos facility will begin in approximately six months, with hiring starting in the third quarter of 2015. The Port Commission and I are excited Danos has chosen the Port of Iberia for their new fabrication facility,” port Executive Director Roy Pontiff said. “We

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Virginia has a longstanding reputation as a workforce pioneer thanks to programs such as the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses. Source: Texas Workforce Commission).

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Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries

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Construction will begin on the second bio-refinery at the Port of Natchitoches by the summer of 2015, with a completion date in the summer of 2016. We are thrilled that Cool Planet Energy Systems has chosen the Port of Alexandria as the location for its first commercial bio-refinery,” said Norman Welch, Alexandria Port Commission member. “We