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Best Energy/Industrial: Sea2shore: The Renewable Link

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The first project to interconnect the nation’s first commercial offshore wind farm to the mainland power grid made Rhode Island the first state in the nation to benefit from this type of renewable power source.

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Energy/Industrial: Best Project: Manning LNG Storage and Trucking Facility

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The first project to interconnect the nation’s first commercial offshore wind farm to the mainland power grid made Rhode Island the first state in the nation to benefit from this type of renewable power source.

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Report Explores Sectors And Metros Driving Construction Jobs Recovery

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construction employment is still behind lofty pre-recession highs, many areas of the industry are reporting steady job growth, according to a new analysis from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). Heavy and civil engineering construction, however, has been the fastest growing sector since 2011. Plains U.S.

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Massachusetts Holds On To Top Energy Efficiency Ranking

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As national leaders, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Oregon round out the top five in the ACEEE Scorecard. From the nation’s first offshore wind farm to the thousands of clean energy jobs we’ve created over the past few years, I’m proud that Rhode Island is leading the nation in the green economy,” said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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P redictions about the speed of technological advances usually invoke a formula known in the semiconductor industry as “Moore’s law,” first postulated in 1965 by Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. By Jenny Vickers. From the September / October 2017 Issue. Photo: shutterstock.com).

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BF Expands State Energy Rankings With Natural Gas, Lowest Emissions And Biofuels Leaders

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In this year’s State Rankings Report, Business Facilities expanded its established energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, installed solar power capacity in the U.S. Far West U.S.

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Biggest Construction Companies In The US

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In the US there are a lot of construction companies doing different work within areas like commercial, institutional, industrial, and civil construction services. O&G Industries. Cajun Industries. Turner Industries Group. Rhode Island. But who are the biggest construction companies in the US?

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