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Municipal “Green Streets” Redevelopment Project Wins 2015 Iowa ASLA Award

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The green pilot program will assist the community in creating sustainable practices including energy efficient measures for local businesses and green infrastructure in many projects across the city. Municipal “Green Streets” Redevelopment Project Wins 2015 Iowa ASLA Award appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

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Last year, Illinois lost an average 250 jobs a month and ended 2015 with 3,000 fewer jobs, in stark contrast with overall national growth. Middle class families are hurting as traditional footholds like manufacturing are decimated, losing 14,000 jobs in 2015 alone.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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percent in 2015 and 2.4 percent in 2015 before easing to 3.4 Navy Federal Credit Union. Florida’s infrastructure, talent and business tax policies continually ranked among the nation’s best. In fact, Florida’s infrastructure is ranked #1 in America. percent in 2012, 1.6 percent in 2013, 2.5 percent in 2014, 2.8

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jake Lester, VDC Manager at Rogers-O’Brien and Andrew???? Schluterman, VP at HKS

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My dad's been in construction, and so I went into the carpenters' union out of high school. I started in 2015 and back then, we were collating individual models from the architectural side, sending those out to our consultants, and then down the line as it gets to the construction side. Jake: I've always been around construction.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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In 2015, Apple decided to put its $2 billion, 1.3-million-square-foot million-square-foot global command center in Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor; a key factor was the Corridor’s robust infrastructure. Available infrastructure and utilities. Exceptional access, infrastructure and walkable amenities. In 2016, U.S.

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Minnesota: Exports Are Expanding In The Land Of The Lakes

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million in 2015, which accounted for 80 percent of its sales. Crown export sales were $42 million in 2015, representing 57 percent of its total sales. ambassadors from Asia and an event with more than 70 leaders from Latin America and South America, both in 2015. The company had exports of $2.2 Crown Iron Works Co., Winona, MN.

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15 Tennessee Communities To Receive Site Development Grants

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The Site Development Grant program is part of Tennessee’s larger Rural Economic Development Fund, announced by Governor Bill Haslam in October 2015. The grants will assist communities in finalizing infrastructure and engineering improvements for project-ready certified sites. Photo credit: Tim Barber /Times Free Press).