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California-Based E-Retailer Picks Indy For New Distribution Center

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an electronics-focused e-retailer, has announced plans to locate a new warehouse facility in Indianapolis, IN, creating up to 150 new jobs by 2015. “We’ve long known that Indianapolis’ central location and transportation accessibility was a huge asset for businesses,” said Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.

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EPDs are Among the Hottest Topics in Green Building

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Life cycle assessment is widely accepted to encompass 5 stages: raw material acquisition, manufacturing, transportation, use, and end of life. And Type II environmental labels specify requirements for self declared environmental claims made by manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers or anyone else likely to benefit from such claims.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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The result—a LEED Gold, 143,000-sf, mixed-use complex that opened in 2015—includes a 60,000-sf home for the DREAM Charter School and an 83,000-sf building for the Yomo Toro Apartments. The design activates the perimeter and the interior of the block with retail, community spaces, and a plaza that has proven to be an inviting community draw.

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State Focus – Arkansas: Expect the Unexpected

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Only about 30 minutes from Interstate 49 and an hour from Interstate 40, these two highways serve as major access points for transportation across the region and country. Manufacturing, agribusiness, retail and food production are all firmly established in Siloam Springs. News Best Colleges Guide. 0076 percent of the time.

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Stop & Shop Turns Inedible Food Into Energy

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“As a responsible retailer, one of our top priorities is reducing our environmental footprint, specifically through the conversion of food that would otherwise go into a landfill,” said Mark McGowan, President, Stop & Shop New England Division. The company’s transportation systems limit fuel usage and carbon dioxide output.

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Where Are the Jobs? Survey Reveals U.S. Hiring Plans.

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This is a 2 percent increase from the first quarter of 2016, and unchanged from the same period in 2015. Of the more than 11,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 22 percent anticipate increasing staff levels in the second quarter of 2016. Four percent of employers expect workforce reductions, while 72 percent expect no change in hiring plans.

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Consumer Price Index + 2.9% (Past Twelve Months)

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Transportation services.3.8 percent, its largest 1-month increase since October 2015. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Energy services.4 6 Electricity.2 1 Utility (piped) gas.