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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). ” It’s bad enough that the FAA thinks it’s feasible to soon start allowing thousands of commercial drones to fly in the U.S.

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Flying Without Altitude

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The Landside/Airside design by Tasso Katselas Associates eliminated the need for connecting passengers to go through security again and simplified the movement of jets on the airfield. This year, only 300 flights and about 8 million passengers will travel through PIT. Numerous gates at PIT have been eliminated or stand empty.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZs): Secured areas legally outside of U.S. The company’s obligation to repay the loan is secured by a direct-pay Letter of Credit from a bank rated ‘A’ or better. corporations whose sole activities in CT are trading stocks, securities or commodities of their own account. CONNECTICUT.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The Participating Lender sets all the terms and conditions of the loan (including premium levels, maturity dates, fixed or variable interest rates, secured or unsecured, amortization schedule, etc.) The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association tracks the weekly average municipal interest rate from 2000 to current.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A key ingredient to Texas’ success is a comprehensive job creation strategy focused on six key industry clusters: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing; Aerospace, Aviation, and Defense; Biotechnology and Life Sciences; Information and Computer Technology; Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products; and Energy.

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Best Practices for Multiple Award IDIQ – Task and Delivery Order Contracting

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Use good judgement to ensure that travel costs do not become excessive. Appendix 2 illustrates the fair opportunity for consideration approach used in the Defense Enterprise Integration Services II (DEIS II) multiple award contracts. The use of performance-based work statements should result in more task orders being fixed-priced.