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Schneider Electric Awarded TEF Investment To Expand And Add Jobs In El Paso

Business Facilities

Tony Hartley, Schneider Electric El Paso plant manager, announced that 193 new jobs will come to El Paso as they expand their electrical distribution equipment plant on the West Side. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) investment of $750,000 has been awarded to Schneider Electric for the expansion of its operations in El Paso, TX.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

That is, most consumers of electricity are not, today, permitted to aggregate their purchase of photovoltaic generated electricity with others, except through their electric power utility. Today, most states have laws that preclude “community solar” projects.

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First Ever Criminal Prosecution For Deaths Of Birds By Wind Turbine

Green Building Law Update

Fourteen golden eagles and 149 other birds, including hawks, blackbirds, larks, wrens and sparrows were discovered dead at the Campbell Hill and Top of the World wind projects in Converse County, Wyoming between 2009 and 2013. As part of the plea agreement, a $400,000 fine will be directed to the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Senate Bill 249 / House Bill 277 (both passed) authorize the Governor to include the State as a full participant in any regional governmental initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces GHG emissions from the transportation sector. The bill also extends tax credit eligibility to qualified fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Consumer Price Index + 2.9% (Past Twelve Months)

Job Order Contracting

percent, with the indexes for electricity and natural gas both falling. 6 Electricity.2 percent in June, as declines in the indexes for electricity and natural gas more than offset an increase in the gasoline index. The index for electricity fell 1.4 percent, and the electricity index decreased slightly, falling 0.1

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Unique Event takes Contractors to the ?Next Level?

Constructor Marketing that Works

HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. ► 2009. (18). Contractor Marketing That Works. Adams Hudson. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Follow us on Facebook.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. The value of products exported from the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman region soared by 22 percent from 2009 to 2012, reaching a value of $4.7 automaker from going the way of the dinosaurs.

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