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Army Abandons LEED Certification

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Correction: It is now clear to me that I misinterpreted the testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED.

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BUSINESS REPORT: AeroTurbine Opens HQ In Miramar As Florida Aerospace Grows

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a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), recently opened its 264,000-square-foot in Miramar. The building will support the unique requirements of each of our core business lines, engine material, airframe material, asset leasing and asset trading.”. “We From the January/February 2014 issue.

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Secret Formula—Office Vacancy Rates—Prompts Roger Staubach To Bet On The Broncos

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more space available for lease) have won the Lombardi Trophy 62 percent of the time, including last February when Baltimore (15.5 ” At the same time, Staubach also had high praise for the Seahawks’ defense, which has held its opponents to an average of just 11.6 percent vacancy) edged San Francisco (11.8 percent vacancy).

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LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma

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The incubator program offers affordable space with flexible leases to tenants; a graduated lease package; access to a team of business experts for advice, finance counseling, marketing suggestions, accounting solutions; and a 10-year state income tax exemption. The incubator is 8,400 sq.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013. million Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) grant to support the University of Texas’ (UT) and Texas A&M University’s (TAMU) participation in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge (DRC).

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Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Headquarters Will Relocate to Minnesota

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Pinnacle’s operation will be located in vacant space leased by Delta Air Lines on Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport property. “Our analysis covered everything from the available labor pool and operational alignment to economic incentives.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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Leases range from 5,000 square feet to complete buildings. The tenant mix includes a mixture of national and international high-tech and defense related businesses. The entire development will include over one million square feet of Class A office space. According to Newman, many companies’ location decisions are IT driven.