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Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

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Step 2: We rented a sewer camera and discovered a metal object stuck to the existing pipe, which scraped the cable and caused the explosion. At one point or another, even the best Chicago commercial construction contractors are susceptible to a construction site demon. Step 1: We pulled out the cable to find it completely destroyed.

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Incoming NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on Regaining a Culture of Membership

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The National Association of Home Builders’ new chairman is ready to tackle the home building industry’s challenges and attract a more diverse community of members to the association. Jerry Konter has spent 45 years building homes and small commercial buildings in Savannah, Ga., Rich Binsacca. Take lumber prices as an example.

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

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Civic services such as water supply, drainage sewers, electric lines, telephone lines, etc. Residential house site should be located away from the busy commercial roads. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates.

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

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Additionally, LED estimates the project will result in 422 new indirect jobs, for a total of 494 new jobs. Bobby Jindal said, “These bio-refineries are great news for Alexandria, Natchitoches and our entire state. This development will help attract new business to the area and create new jobs,” said Alexandria Mayor Jacques M.

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State Focus – Indiana: Regional Plans Are Hopping In The Hoosier State

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In the Indiana-Illinois region, commercial melon growers Melon Acres, Mouzin Brothers, Frey Farms, and Wabash Valley Growers also thrive. Global auto parts manufacturer Faurecia also began construction earlier this summer on a new $90 million, 469,000-square-foot, creating 131 new jobs.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM: Funds are available for extension of water, sewer and road facilities. ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD & BRIDGE PROGRAM: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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