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SPECIAL REPORT: Site Location Factors For Automotive Suppliers

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Recession of 2008-2010 was particularly difficult for both OEMs and their suppliers. During the 2008-2009 period, annual U.S. A business and political community that does not support labor union activity. Table 1 : Recently Announced OEM Expansions. units in 2009 as shown in Figure 2. 7) Start-up and Operational Costs.

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LEED Credit is Designed to Eliminate Illegal Wood in Buildings

Green Building Law Update

Documentary proof that the products are backed by a FLEGT license accepted under the European Union Timber Regulation. A Convention on Trade in Endangered Species permit shall be provided for all wood products containing or composed of species listed. The European Union has similar timber regulation.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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Since the beginning of 2008, wind generating capacity in Kansas has more than tripled to 2,967 megawatts. Connected by Highway 75, I-70, I-335, BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railway, Topeka is a natural location for companies looking to make transportation easy. That capacity places Kansas in the top 10 in the U.S., at 12,800 feet.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

With two locations in Denver (Union Station and in the Lower Highlands), WeWork has the capacity for up to 2,000 workers. NYC has an estimated 200,000 businesses with 20 or fewer workers; Brooklyn has notched a startup growth rate of 356 percent since 2008. There are even rooms with Xbox consoles when a fun break is needed.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

In 2008, Chrysler rolled the dice and told the world it would invest $1.8 The Jefferson North facility seemed an unlikely candidate in 2008 for this largesse. Annual production at the facility has tripled since 2008. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. million-square-foot plant.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

PSMJ Resources

’” Data on August housing starts and building permits that the Census Bureau released on Tuesday show a mixed outlook for residential construction. from August 2010; permits, a reliable indicator of near-term single family construction, rose 2.5% “Union Pacific plans to invest approximately $3.3 ► 2008.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A retreat in the public markets in 2011 resulted in overall financing levels that are back to those seen in 2008, reflecting the continuing struggles of the Eurozone countries over the sovereign debt of some member countries. The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding.

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