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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

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Senate Bill 546 (passed) makes changes to nutrient management plan compliance, enforcement, and reporting; concentrated animal feeding operation permitting and fees; and water quality monitoring in tributaries located on the lower Eastern Shore. Water and Sewer Services. Wetlands Permits and Licenses. Septic Systems.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Build-Ready assures that utilities, zoning, permits and even a building pad are all taken care of before a company has made the decision to locate. Utilities—water, sewer, natural gas and electric—must also be in place and reach the property border. By the BF Staff.

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Water on the Brain

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Bloomberg set a deadline of 2017 for completion of the project. Meanwhile, NYC water and sewer rates continued to rise to unprecedented levels, with annual increases averaging eight percent. 3 and permit the city to shut down Tunnel No. Mayor Bloomberg immediately made completion of Tunnel No. 3 ahead of schedule.

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Less Is More In New England

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From the July/August 2017 Isssue. According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the May 2017 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated at 4.9 percent (seasonally adjusted), unchanged from April 2017 and down four-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago. By the BF Staff. percent in 2016, was down 0.8

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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When Clark Ivory returned with his family to Salt Lake City from a three-year church mission in the eastern European countries of Moldova and Romania in 2017, he could have easily allowed Ivory Homes, the company founded by his father, Ellis, almost 50 years earlier, to continue without him. Ivory Homes Redesigns the Future.

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Automotive Industry Focus: Hitting On All Cylinders

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The massive project prepares the facility to produce the 2017 class of F-Series Super Duty. Mississippi’s competitive energy rates and operating costs combine with the state’s seamless, one-stop permitting process to further strengthen the supportive business climate companies expect from a Mississippi location.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. 100% electable sales factor for multi-state corporations (increasing from 80% to 100% between 2014 and 2017). Sales factor further reduces corporate tax burdens.

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