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Drone Technology Improves Infrastructure Inspections

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W hat began as a school project has turned into an exciting career for the founders of SkySpecs , an Ann Arbor-based startup that provides drone technology for the inspection of infrastructure projects, such as wind turbines, cell towers, power transmission towers, and eventually bridges. “It DannyEllisSkySpecs.

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The Crimson Tide is rolling, big time, and now it’s brought in our top honor: Alabama is BF’s 2015 State of the Year. billion haul in capital investment for Alabama.

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Business Facilities’ 2015 State of the Year: Alabama

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The Crimson Tide is rolling, big time, and now it’s brought in our top honor: Alabama is BF’s 2015 State of the Year. The top five projects alone in 2015, including Polaris Industries’ new manufacturing facility for off-road vehicles, yielded an impressive $2.7-billion billion haul in capital investment for Alabama.

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The Problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy

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The fundamental problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy is found within the following quotation “digital technology is changing the way we plan, build, maintain and use our social and economic infrastructure.”(Source: ”(Source: 2015, Level 3 Building Information Modelling – Strategic Plan, HM Government).

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The Problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy

Building Information Management

The fundamental problem with the UK’s BIM Strategy is found within the following quotation “digital technology is changing the way we plan, build, maintain and use our social and economic infrastructure.”(Source: ”(Source: 2015, Level 3 Building Information Modelling – Strategic Plan, HM Government).

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UK Construction Restrictions: The Struggle For Momentum

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Only for 2015, an amount of 25 U.S. They will be happy, if they secure their fees for the projects and if the client and project team wants to work with them again. The Importance Of The National Infrastructure Plan. It focuses on the goals that the United Kingdom has set regarding new investments on infrastructure.

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Advanced Manufacturing Driving Pittsburgh’s Economic Growth

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billion in 2015, marking the ninth consecutive year capital investment in the region exceeded $1 billion, according to the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance’s (PRA) ninth annual Business Investment Scorecard. The report includes companies that announced plans in 2015 for new or increased business success in the 10-county region.