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BUSINESS REPORT: Streamlining FTZ Process Speeds Business Development in Virginia

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Forward looking counties in Virginia are constantly looking for ways to help its businesses create jobs and expand their operations. VIRGINIA FAST FACTS. Largest Cities (2011): Virginia Beach, 442,707; Norfolk, 242,628; Chesapeake, 225,050; Richmond, 205,533; Newport News, 179,611. By Ed Felton. total— $18.1 million, 1.2

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Designing higher education facilities without knowing the end users

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The project kick-off for the new George Mason University Bull Run Hall Interdisciplinary Shared Academic Instructional Facility gathered 50 stakeholders from across University Administration, College of Science, School of Engineering, College of Education and Human Development, and College of Visual and Performing Arts. Courtesy Page 2.

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Hord Coplan Macht names Ilijana Soldan as Sustainability Manager

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She holds a BFA in interior design from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts and an MArch from Columbia University. “I As a research-based designer, I have a passion for translating data into something visual and creating spaces that heal and support people in all phases of their life.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING. Virginia has a longstanding reputation as a workforce pioneer thanks to programs such as the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. For example, Virginia was awarded $6.9 Terry McAuliffe (left) congratulates Eldor Corp. Since VA Gov.

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Small Business Owners Grade Their States For Business Friendliness

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Thumbtack.com , in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation , recently released the third annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey showing that small business owners in Utah, Idaho, Texas,Virginia and Louisiana gave their states the highest rating for friendliness to small business. Survey methodology.

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Foundation Software's 2020 Construction Business Report

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See the results of Foundation Software's second annual survey by downloading a free copy of the 2020 Construction Business Report, complete with over 25 pages of fully visualized data and insights from industry leaders. Fill out the form on this page to download this white paper. . Promote to rotator No. Main Image. Sponsored by. .

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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). According to NY officials, 200 tech companies are considering investing in Central NY as a result of the UAS initiative.