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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda. He was like, ‘I can really do something because there are so many capable people who are willing to collaborate and innovate.’” Just ask the local sewer district sued by the Coalition that eventually refunded $35 million of overcharged impact fees. The Prize of Innovation.

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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology

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1] The United States is largest user of energy for commercial use. The fastest growing energy consumer is the commercial building sector. Examples of commercial sector buildings include retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and leisure and recreational facilities.

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Incoming NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on Regaining a Culture of Membership

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Jerry Konter has spent 45 years building homes and small commercial buildings in Savannah, Ga., There's a wealth of innovation from nontraditional members out there, so how do we attract those individuals and make them feel welcome? Rich Binsacca. as well as serving in various roles in his local NAHB chapter.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. The center offers advanced training and development services.

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Kansas: Amazon Picks Kansas City for Fulfillment Center

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Amazon also offers regular full-time employees maternity and paternal leave benefits and access to innovative programs like Career Choice, where it will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Commercial Rehabilitation.

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HD Supply Waterworks Awarded 2011 National Utility Contractors Association Associate Member of the Year Award

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The business distributes a complete line of water, sewer, fire protection and storm drain products, integral to building, repairing and maintaining water and wastewater systems that are part of the basic municipal infrastructure required to support population and economic growth and residential and commercial construction. About NUCA.

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Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries

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We are now setting the pace for innovative new technologies that harness Louisiana’s renewable energy resources and supply advanced fuels to meet our nation’s energy demands. Cool Planet will harvest wood waste and forest byproducts to make gasoline at its initial commercial-scale facilities in Louisiana.