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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

Such is a real issue when in any given year the vast majority of commercial and industrial real estate transactions are leases and not contracts of sale. Phase l ESAs will now become much more common in commercial and industrial leasing. So while instructive, it provided little comfort to tenants.

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Deloitte Report: Continued Decrease In Defense Sector Revenue And Earnings, Growth in Commercial

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

aerospace and defense (A&D) sector’s financial performance found that defense revenues and earnings continued to decrease, while commercial aerospace continued double digit revenue growth in 2012. Defense firms revenue decreased 1.5 percent, while commercial aerospace revenue increased 18.3

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Oshkosh Commercial, Access Equipment Sales Increase in 4Q

Construction Equipment

Oshkosh Corporation reported increased sales in its commercial and access equipment segments in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, ended Sept. Sales also increased in the company’s fire & emergency segment, and decreased in the defense segment.

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Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020

Green Building Law Update

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection for existing contamination before signing leases. Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S.

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

The majority of our work in reviewing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is for lenders across the country, much of that undertaken by a non law subsidiary of this law firm, but the fastest growing segment in this space, by far, is Phase Is for commercial tenants. In 2020, the state of the environmental industrial complex is strong.

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Tenants Order Phase l to Avoid Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

Such is a real issue when in any given year the vast majority of commercial and industrial real estate transactions are leases and not contracts of sale. Phase l ESAs are now becoming much more common in commercial and industrial leasing. So while instructive, it provided little comfort to tenants.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the July/August 2012 issue. In our 2012 report, the Lone Star State has reclaimed the top spot in our most important business benchmark. For an unprecedented third consecutive year, Tennessee has been named the top-ranked state for Automotive Manufacturing Strength in our 2012 rankings. By Business Facilities Staff.

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