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Construction Sectors Explained

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There are five major construction sectors which include Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Residential and Civil. Residential Construction Sector. If commercial construction is the heartbeat of cities residential construction is often measured as a heart beat of a nations economy. Civil Construction.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas also has one of the best and most extensive railroad systems in the country; the state’s 4,776 miles of track account for 2.23 railroad miles. Together with the highway system, Kansas’ quality railroads ensure that businesses in the state have next-day freight delivery to nearly 70 percent of the United States.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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We are a Top 10 state in gigabyte per second access speed, and Chattanooga is ahead of the curve being North America’s first residential gigabit community. Our state is one of the foremost transportation hubs in the world with a network of eight interstate highways, railroads, international and regional airports, and navigable waterways.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

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The pickup for total construction in August was the result of greater activity for each of construction’s three main sectors—nonresidential building [7%], residential building [4%] and nonbuilding construction [13%]. ” Nonresidential building declined 8% year-to-date; residential, -5%; and nonbuilding, -4%.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Redevelopment Grant Program—The program helps communities put blighted industrial, residential and commercial sites back into productive use by contributing funding for redeveloping those sites. The region sits in the middle of major trucking, shipping and railroad systems, allowing goods to flow efficiently throughout the country.

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

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Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes. The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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Coverage of its 4,974 square miles is aided by I-90, I-86 and Route 219; Buffalo-Niagara International Airport; the Port of Buffalo; and four class I railroads (CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific). Western New York provides both city and suburban living. The facility expansion was partly funded by an ESDC $1.5