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Federal Facilities – Implementation of Energy Savings Projects and Performance-Based Contracting for Energy Savings

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How will your Federal Department or Agency efficiently implement the numerous facility renovation, repair, and sustainability project required to meet Presidential energy conservation mandates? Office of the Press Secretary. December 02, 2011. The White House. For Immediate Release. Transparency and Accountability. (a)

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Race to the Top

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As founder and chairman of an enterprise known as Broad Sustainable Building, he specialized in manufacturing industrial air-conditioning units. What’s eccentric about that? Well, we don’t know too many HVAC contractors who have a 130-foot replica of an Egyptian pyramid in their parking lot.

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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In a meeting with Ajarin Pattanapanchai, the Deputy Secretary General of BOI, she described Thailand’s economy as “market-oriented, democratic and liberal” and promoted her office as a “one-stop shop” for investors. Projects with investments exceeding $17 million USD must submit a feasibility study to gain approval.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Collectively, SXSW is the highest revenue-producing event for the Austin economy, with an estimated economic impact of $167 million in 2011. Population (2011 Est.): 25,674,681. Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. TEXAS FAST FACTS.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Perry ambled out of his office to accept our 2012 State of the Year Award last spring and then spent nearly an hour explaining his economic development strategy to us, face-to-face. I signed a bill in 2011 that provided a common-sense approach to regulating the hydraulic fracturing process.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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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. Since 2011, “Biomedical Engineering” is a course of studies. Realized in 2011, it helped create 20 new jobs.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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By December 2011, Texas employers had replaced all of the jobs shed during the recession compared with the nation’s 44 percent recovery. Texas’ job growth over the past year points to a steady and sustained expansion of our state’s economy,” said Tom Pauken. Department of Commerce) with exports in 2011 totaling more than $249.8

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