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JANUARY 7, 2015

IBM, Fluor, University Of South Carolina To Create Innovation Center appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Back Office, IT, And Call Centers Daily News Education Featured Post Online Features Public Private Partnerships South Carolina U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 14, 2016

Last year, Greenbuild 2015 was in Washington DC, just down the road from the first U.S. USGBC reported in 2015, it upheld its commitment to offsetting 100% of our emissions (including attendee travel) through the purchase of Green-e certified offsets in partnership with TerraPass. Having fun is part of the Greenbuild experience.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

It’s an excellent opportunity to plug in to the latest and greatest tools, equipment, and technology that shape our industry. However, Manny Gonzalez, 30-year General Contracting veteran turned ProEst’s new database guru, is finishing up new Concrete and GC databases that will be included in the upcoming 2015 release.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 8, 2015

Skender Construction’s Lean Perspectives blog truly advocates effectively for Lean Construction — and demonstrates the Chicago contractor’s leadership in this integrated project management and delivery model. You can vote for this blog and others here. You can vote for this blog and others here.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

This post from the Construction Junkie blog shows Boeing’s innovation of the lightest metal ever produced — so light it can stand on a dandelion. Shane Hedmond’s Construction Junkie blog tackles the construction industry from a holistic perspective. This blog makes great use of video.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 12, 2014

Preparations for the development of the 2015 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard are underway and there are opportunities for you to participate. Home Innovation Research Labs has issued a call for Consensus Committee applications and proposed changes to the current ICC 700-2012.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Business Facilities Announces 2015 Deal Of The Year Winners originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. 4 — Business Facilities has announced the winners of its 2015 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. million-square-foot project from Japan-based Daikin Industries will generate an estimated $3.9

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Business Facilities

APRIL 21, 2015

Leader in health care innovation chooses Atlanta for expansion; Mayor Reed and state officials applaud the job-creating move. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Back Office, IT, And Call Centers Business Clusters/Corridors Daily News Featured Post Georgia Online Features U.S.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JANUARY 16, 2015

Mark Mitchell looks at 10 trends in 2015 building products manufacturers marketing. Mark Mitchell’s excellent Whizard Strategy Blog recently reported on 10 Trends in Building Materials Sales and Marketing in 2015. Other trends (you can read the entire explanation in his blog) include: Trade show changes.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 18, 2016

Tocci Building Companies, which won the 2015 Best Construction Blog competition, has posted some insights into the evolution and possible applications of Augmented Reality (AR) technology for the construction industry. First Tocci clarifies the distinctions between AR and Virtual Reality.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 11, 2014

Mohawk Industries is the world’s largest flooring manufacturer and the largest manufacturer of ceramic tile in North America, selling under well-known Daltile, Marazzi, American Olean, Mohawk and Ragno brands. It’s a huge deal; it’s the largest industrial investment in the history of Dickson County. Haslam (center).

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

It is all but impossible not to encounter new vendors and innovative suppliers. Greenbuild 2015 in Washington, DC will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. As a reader of this blog, if you email me before Greenbuild, I will buy you a drink or a cup of coffee at a DC watering hole.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

It is all but impossible not to encounter new vendors and innovative suppliers. Greenbuild 2015 in Washington, DC will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. As a reader of this blog, if you email me before Greenbuild, I will buy you a drink or a cup of coffee at a DC watering hole.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Readers of this blog will be interested in what this thought leader in the green building movement has to say. The comment period runs through October 26, 2015. All of which gives her street cred in the green building industrial complex. You learn a lot about Worden when she explains the philosophy that has influenced her life.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

“Ambri’s expansion is an example of how a little bit of public investment can catalyze private sector growth and innovation,” said Gov. Ambri’s new factory will produce the company’s first prototype systems for deployment in 2014 and 2015.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

I am not naïve enough to think that the new 2018 versions of green building standards, codes and rating systems will do all of that or what “The Jungle” did to meat packing or what “Unsafe At Any Speed” did to the automotive industry, but it is clear that the real estate industry is developing out of its green building adolescence.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Andy officially joined us as our full time Associate Software Engineer on January 1 st , 2015 and Stacee joined us shortly after as our Marketing and Executive Admin on January 9 th , 2015. At the moment, he is working on a Daily Reporting web app for one of our Industrial Contractors. Welcome Andy and Stacee! Andy Helmsworth.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

This Thursday, the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) will host its third annual Innovation Summit, highlighting research with commercial applications coming out of nearby Texas State University. At Thursday’s Innovation Summit, three startups based at STAR Park—Micropower Global Inc.,

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The country index rankings were included in a preview of findings released at the Council’s annual National Competitiveness Forum held on December 4, 2015. The next nine spots, however, show how the industry anticipates that developing markets will continue to mature and become more formidable over the next five years.

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APRIL 23, 2014

So this week we’re proud to launch our new CRE-oriented conference and expo, Real Street 2015. A joint enterprise of the BF and TFM teams, in partnership with B2B media innovators Stone Fort Group, Real Street 2015 will take place February 11-12, 2015 at the LVH Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Far West U.S. New England U.S.

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JANUARY 25, 2016

Jet.com, a new online shopping site, has opened a 160,000-square-foot, west coast warehouse and distribution center in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, east of Reno, NV. Jet.com launched nationally in July 2015 with the promise to be the smartest way to shop and save on pretty much anything. Related articles across the web.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Our Jobs4TN strategy identifies key industry clusters where Tennessee holds a unique competitive advantage, and we are grateful Alcoa is expanding its presence and joining in our state’s continued growth in the automotive sector.”. The Blount County expansion is scheduled to be completed by mid-2015.

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JUNE 26, 2014

The 33-story tower is located on the Southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Wood Street and will house approximately 2,200 employees upon its opening in the fall of 2015. In addition to hiring locally, PNC’s project team is procuring products and services from local businesses, including PPG Industries, Inc.,

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

The thriving high-tech industry in Austin has made Texas the second-largest semiconductor job market after California, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. the next five-year phase—will focus on eight industries, including clean technology, data centers and digital media.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Lafayette’s educated workforce and proximity to several universities were factors, as were the innovative programs established by supportive local and state leaders focused on economic growth. Southeast Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce Blog-Sept-2014 Lafayette LED LED FastStart'

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MARCH 17, 2016

The investment comes on the heels of the $600 million Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation announced in July 2015 by Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Rochester-region facility at Canal Ponds. Two leading photonics companies, Avogy and Photonica, will invest $1.6

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JUNE 6, 2014

The 2015 Nissan Murano will be the first Murano produced in the United States and the eighth model assembled at Nissan’s Canton plant. ” Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Automotive Daily News Featured Post Manufacturing Mississippi Online Features U.S. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

The company will open an office in downtown Denver before the end of 2015 and plans to hire up to 800 workers over the next few years. The company will also help advance Colorado’s cleantech industry by offering employment opportunities in operations, project planning and design engineering. “We

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MARCH 18, 2016

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is where you go for employment data per industry sector or per capita spending on education. Modernizing water data “would unleash an era of water innovation unlike anything [we’ve seen} in a century,” Fishman declared, in his Op-Ed piece. At the roundtable, U.S.

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APRIL 6, 2016

industry customers. As part of the expansion, Mando will add new equipment and make improvements over the next three years to its facility in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park. Auto industry employment has surged, and rising production volumes have stimulated rapid growth in the state’s supply chain.

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APRIL 9, 2013

IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge is the result of an innovative, public-private partnership that will include expanded higher-education programs related to computer science as well as a major new riverfront development that will accelerate the revitalization of downtown Baton Rouge.

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MAY 21, 2013

When the second phase is fully constructed, expected in 2015, the project’s total operating capacity will be 150 MW. Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office awarded Mesquite Solar 1 a $337 million loan guarantee that enabled it to build this innovative photovoltaic plant, one of the largest in the U.S. In September 2011, the U.S.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

As the engine transitions to the production phase, GE could begin hiring at the new Lafayette facility as early as 2015. I am thrilled that GE Aviation, a company that has and continues to lead in technological innovation, has put their faith in Indiana, a state that produces our nation’s best and brightest.”.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Bobby Jindal and IBM Senior Vice President Colleen Arnold joined other leaders to break ground on the $55 million urban development in downtown Baton Rouge that will be home to the new IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge upon its completion in mid-2015.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

We are now setting the pace for innovative new technologies that harness Louisiana’s renewable energy resources and supply advanced fuels to meet our nation’s energy demands. Construction will begin on the second bio-refinery at the Port of Natchitoches by the summer of 2015, with a completion date in the summer of 2016.

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APRIL 29, 2014

Ultimately, enabling greater collaboration and efficiencies across Toyota will help us become a more dynamic, innovative and successful organization in North America. This includes 750 new jobs being added at TMMK for production of the Lexus ES, which begins in 2015. GST), a private distributor of Toyota vehicles based in Houston, TX.

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MAY 18, 2016

In its 2015 fiscal year, CGI recorded revenue of approximately $8 billion ($10.3 As a leader in their industry, CGI both enhances and diversifies the landscape of our economy,” said Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux “In a very short period of time, they have already proven to be an active and engaged community partner.”. “We

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