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Congress Creates Tenant Star But Does Little Else

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The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 , S. 535, a portion of this bill was formerly known as the Better Buildings Act of 2015, passed the House of Representatives last week and on April 23rd was presented to the President for signature.

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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

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Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules.

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The Drone Age

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” In other words, the test sites will help FAA create federal regulations that will open the skies to a commercial drone industry that has the potential to become a growth sector worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming years. For Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the dawning of the Drone Age can’t come soon enough.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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. “Those can be part of what an environmental engineer does, but in terms of what an environmental engineer does a day in and day out, you’re really focused on what the regulations say, what you’re required to do to meet those regulations and how you’re going to do it, (while also bearing in mind) the cost and the timeline.”

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Jan Brewer, with providing expertise on state policies and regulations that proved pivotal to Apple’s decision. IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015. Completion of the fulfillment center is expected in August 2015, at which time 500 employees will be hired. Photo: georgia.org.). production of a Lexus.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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SGICC will use the bulk of the D2PA funds to provide grants to PA-based small companies to demonstrate the feasibility of emerging technologies, or seed funds to test and help launch ideas, and to assist in market acceptance and growth of shale energy focused products or services. million reduction in 2015.

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FEDERAL JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – An Outline

Building Information Management

Federal Sector Job Order Contracting – 2015 [1]. Feasibility Analysis. Appropriateness and Feasibility Report. AFARS = Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. FAR = Federal Acquisition Regulation. 4Clicks.com. It is intended as a basic overview of relevant terms and processes. Acquisition Strategy.