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A Passive Solar Tire Bale Home in Colorado

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Jim Gagnepain and his wife, Stephanie, built their retirement home in eastern El Paso County, Colorado. We used to travel a lot. Jim, who has a background in electrical engineering, acted as the general contractor, and he and Stephanie did a lot of the work. The result is an almost completely self-sufficient bermed earth home.

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East vs. West

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It’ll enable huge post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to Atlantic and Gulf ports instead of offloading their cargo on the West Coast and transporting it across America. Union Pacific and BNSF Railway also are busy building double-tracks from the West Coast to Chicago, El Paso, Texas, and Memphis, Tenn.,

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Eder Gallardo , 35, VP, Edward’s Homes of El Paso, El Paso, Texas. Off the Clock • Working out • Traveling • Crushing it as a single mom with a full-time career. Edward’s Homes of El Paso. El Paso, Texas. . Off the Clock • Spending time with family • Golf • Cooking • Travel .

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Sunset Route, the 760-mile Union Pacific corridor between the ports of Los Angeles and El Paso, is an important transcontinental route for goods and business. El Paso International Airport is served by five commercial carriers with nonstop service to 18 cities.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Over 80,000 vehicles travel through this intersection every day, making Waxahachie an ideal location for a variety of business and industry. Midland is located in the heart of West Texas, half way between Fort Worth and El Paso. Midland also serves as a key component to the La Entrada Al Pacifico Corridor.

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State of the Construction Industry: May 2019 Roundup

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Travelers at the MTR Hung Hom Station platform in Kowloon, Hong Kong. billion has been allotted for repair or extension of border wall near the city of El Paso. As long as contractors have solid data security measures and best practices in place (e.g. To date, just under $1.4