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Congress Creates Tenant Star But Does Little Else

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The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 , S. 535, a portion of this bill was formerly known as the Better Buildings Act of 2015, passed the House of Representatives last week and on April 23rd was presented to the President for signature.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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. “Those can be part of what an environmental engineer does, but in terms of what an environmental engineer does a day in and day out, you’re really focused on what the regulations say, what you’re required to do to meet those regulations and how you’re going to do it, (while also bearing in mind) the cost and the timeline.”

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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The best thing the government can do is stay out of the way, stop proposing rules and regulations that create hurdles toward greater capital investment and focus on policies that help retailers provide increased income and job stability for their employees.”. Forbes magazine reported in 2015 that the Cape Coral metropolitan area is No.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Missouri – Ford Invests $1.1 Billion In Kansas City Truck Plant Expansion

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Environment Association Gold Award for 14 consecutive years for continual compliance with wastewater regulations. Holland has leased a 98,000-square-foot facility located at 2901 Heartland Drive in the Heartland Meadows Industrial Park. The company also is investing $16 billion in its U.S. billion in plant-specific investments.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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The Texas model of low taxes, smart regulations and fair courts continues to attract world-class companies like athenahealth looking to expand their operations,” Gov. The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013. The state provided $5 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) to close the deal. Perry said.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Jan Brewer, with providing expertise on state policies and regulations that proved pivotal to Apple’s decision. IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015. Completion of the fulfillment center is expected in August 2015, at which time 500 employees will be hired. Photo: georgia.org.). production of a Lexus.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

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For purposes of this blog post highlighting the significant changes in the 2018 IgCC, that new code will be contrasted with the 2012 IgCC and not the 2015 version, which last version we are only aware a single jurisdiction has adopted. Jurisdictions will be better served adopting the 2015 version of the IgCC, the last consensus based version.

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