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Will GFCI Revisions for Manufacturers Confuse the Trades?

Pro Builder

In 2012, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) worked with UL and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to announce changes for GFCIs and revisions to UL 943. However, the 2015 revision unfortunately permitted differing sets of requirements for GFCI circuit breakers and for GFCI receptacles.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Senate Bill 546 (passed) makes changes to nutrient management plan compliance, enforcement, and reporting; concentrated animal feeding operation permitting and fees; and water quality monitoring in tributaries located on the lower Eastern Shore. Wetlands Permits and Licenses. Stormwater and Flood Management. Surface Mining.

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Consumers Energy Moves To Build Natural Gas Power Plant In Genesee County

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Consumers Energy has taken the next major step for its new natural gas plant in Genesee County, filing for approval of a certificate of necessity with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). “When operational in 2017, this plant will produce about 50 percent less carbon emissions than the coal plants it will replace.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

On December 15, 2017, Congressional Leaders announced that the conferees appointed by both the House and the Senate reached an agreement to reconcile differences between the House’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”) with the Senate’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and unveiled the text of a final bill (the “Tax Bill”).

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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The project should be completed by August 2017. In addition, businesses that qualify for technology zone grants will receive reimbursements up to 100 percent of the cost for building permits and site plan review permits for the property subject to technology zone grants. Source: Texas Workforce Commission).

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey, which tracks households in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, found that the New Haven-Milford metropolitan area topped a list of areas to which millennials moved. Millennials represented 22 percent of the entire population in the New Haven-Milford area in 2017, according to the study.

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Top 10 Water Tank Brands in India

CivilJungle

2003: Commissioned our 3rd unit at Vijayawada, Andhra further enhancing our wings. 2017: Expansion at coimbatore unit, especially for custom molding, road safety equipment, milk cans, pallets & crate. The process also permits us to manufacture Multi-wall products. Important Achieved. 1996: Carris pipes & tubes Pvt.