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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

There is an express ‘get out of jail free’ provision for Baltimore-Washington International Airport (but not for other civilian or military airports, because they did not know to ask to be exempted?), The Department of Defense has identified 15 bases in Maryland “known to have releases of PFAS.”

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Arizona offers one of the lowest costs of doing business in the United States, primarily because of low taxes and small state government. Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. percent, here the number is only 8.4

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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The state’s world-class mix of companies is one part of the Minnesota formula for success. The state has 18 Fortune 500 companies specializing in areas such as health care, financial services, retail and food production. 1 factor in their decisions to expand in Minnesota was the quality of the state’s labor pool.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies recently announced a $208-million investment in new manufacturing at its four production sites in Louisiana. Honeywell is expanding product offerings into catalysts, refrigerants and adsorbents while improving the competitiveness of sites in Caddo, East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The product is already there, on the shelf in the distribution center,” Sheffi notes. Since these clusters enjoy low transportation costs coupled with high level of service, manufacturing plants located in the area can enjoy efficient movement of inbound material and parts as well as distribution of the finished product.

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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

Building Information Management

Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods and supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant productivity and quality improvement.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Metro Little Rock excels when it comes to importing materials and shipping the finished product. In 2010, Caterpillar opened a new $140 million motor grader production facility in North Little Rock. Caterpillar, in its first year in the region, built over 1,000 Motor Graders which were sold throughout the world.