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LEED Credit is Designed to Eliminate Illegal Wood in Buildings

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Documentary proof that the products are backed by a FLEGT license accepted under the European Union Timber Regulation. A Convention on Trade in Endangered Species permit shall be provided for all wood products containing or composed of species listed. The European Union has similar timber regulation.

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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 Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with a very low unionization rate, one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation, and workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average. In 2016, U.S.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI): The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) was enacted in 2015 by the 84th Legislature with a goal to bring the best and brightest distinguished researchers in the world to Texas.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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In 2015, Dairy Farmers of America announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Kansas and also began construction of a $235 million milk powder plant that will process four million pounds of milk per day. joined the Topeka community in 2015. In addition to expansions of businesses within the community, Koch and Co.,

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway are among those serving the state and provide transportation of raw materials and finished products throughout the nation. Rail access is provided by both the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific (UP) railroads, as well as several short-line railroads.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

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’” Data on August housing starts and building permits that the Census Bureau released on Tuesday show a mixed outlook for residential construction. from August 2010; permits, a reliable indicator of near-term single family construction, rose 2.5% “Union Pacific plans to invest approximately $3.3

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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The Director of Economic Development, Frank Fink will serve as the Parish guide to finding the right site, work through Zoning and Permitting issues and provide a complete set of regional demographic data and interpretation. With 16 zones, it received over $82 billion in merchandise and facilitated the employment of over 10,500 in 2015.