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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We’re one month into 2019 and already there are some big stories making waves across the United States — from the government shutdown and battle over a potential border wall to the impacts from tariffs and concerns of a slowing economy. In Chicago, officials are mulling over several design plans for an $8.5 The Memphis, Tenn.

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European Union Avoids Fracturing

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European unity has been an elusive goal for decades, especially in recent years with the financial crisis pitting wealthy EU powers against member states drowning in debt. The top French court ruled against Schuepbach Energy LLC, a Dallas-based drilling concern which had two exploration permits revoked because of the ban.

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Greenbacks for Green Energy

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Joe and Mitch made a few minor tweaks to the tax code, agreed to postpone for another season the debate about how to reduce our $16-trillion-plus national debt and announced they had a Deal. – Hollywood still will be able to deduct the first $15 million in production expenses for movies made in the United States.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Guide to.

Natural Building

Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Small Cob Buildings without Permits! A Guide to States with No Building Codes. No Building Codes: A Guide to States with No Building Codes is an e-book by Terry Herb, 2010. Its the new economic boom, and the way out of national debt. Building permit is mandatory.

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

Pro Builder

But Hunter also wonders how many builders now see a second Trump term as possibly counterproductive to their interests on matters such as the national debt and trade. For builders, taxation and regulatory issues are key concerns, he says—both of which were addressed during President Trump’s first term in ways that favored housing. .

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Two-Way Street

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That’s right, China is the piggy bank that has permitted the U.S. Lets face it: when your national debt rapidly is approaching $20 trillion and sitting on the other side of the negotiating table is your largest creditor, waving denial of access to the U.S. The stability of the U.S

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.