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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting. B291940 (October 26, 2020), 2nd District Court of Appeal, involved a JOC contract, a JOC contractor who charged rates higher than those specified in the unit price book, and the JOC contractor’s defenses against claims by the public entity that it had overcharged for its work.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. The facility also produces electric and composite products and is the primary global services and support center for Boeing’s rotorcraft.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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VW is ramping up production at its new plant in Chattanooga, Nissan is rolling out the all-electric Leaf in Smyrna and General Motors has given a new mission to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill. California, Washington, Texas Soar In Aerospace. Southern California, Washington’s Puget Sound and the Dallas/Ft.

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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When Boeing moved more than 600 jobs from California, only 20 percent of employees were expected to choose to relocate. State and local officials also have come up with innovative solutions that permit major industries to expand without tapping into the local supply of fresh water. For Koch Industries’ $1.3-billion programs.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The thriving high-tech industry in Austin has made Texas the second-largest semiconductor job market after California, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The Apple facility in Texas will become one of four global operations centers for the tech giant outside of its California HQ. Youngstown, OH: Exports Engine.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States.

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