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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

If there is an OSHA citation most likely to be overturned on appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission it would be one issued under the General Duty clause. Not all these citations are valid, especially in light of a 1997 case decided by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. By Jim Stanley.

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

Maryland ratepayers already were assessed over $104 million dollars for renewable energy credits in 2014 (the last year for which data is available), most of which went to subsidize solar installations. House Bill 1106 would have imposed an additional burden on ratepayers each year. and the very highest among all south Atlantic states.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

In 2017, Edwards created the Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission to bolster the state’s cyber safety and to position Louisiana as a national leader and preferred location for cyber business, education and research. OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. The authors of the Opportunity Zones section of the tax reform bill, Sen.

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Coleman & Co puts remote controlled JCB to work

Digger Blog

The current phase sees the removal of 6000 tonnes of mass reinforced concrete during 2014/2015. Coleman had already identified the specific multi-processor attachment as the only existing attachment that complied with the project specification when it commissioned JCB to develop a 21-tonne machine capable of operating it. metres deep.

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Danos Selects Port Of Iberia, LA For New Manufacturing Facility

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The announcement accompanies the company’s approval of a 40-acre lease for the project by the port’s board of commissioners, with Danos beginning construction on a facility in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Danos manufacturing facility represents a key portion of a larger expansion announced by the company in May 2013.

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Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Cool Planet will begin construction in January 2014, with the first site at the Port of Alexandria beginning operations in late 2014. We are thrilled that Cool Planet Energy Systems has chosen the Port of Alexandria as the location for its first commercial bio-refinery,” said Norman Welch, Alexandria Port Commission member. “We

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

percent in 2014 to $1.45 percent in 2014. percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 In 2014, consumers began to drive the economy once again as consumer confidence measures soared,” said Wilson. percent to $80 billion in 2014. percent in 2014.

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