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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. Louisiana, no. In May, Gov.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

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Now, a new duct system is set to transform the home heating and cooling industry in the same way, thanks to early investments by the Building Technologies Office at the U.S. From 2015 to 2017, IBACOS performed lab tests and modeling to validate the technology. Department of Energy (DOE). . Why Compact Duct Layouts for HVAC Make Sense.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

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Senate Bill 370 (passed) requires that each county recycling plan address the collection and recycling of recyclable materials from specified large office buildings by October 1, 2020. In January 2017, the Dairy Pride Act was introduced in the U.S. Oil Cleanup . Testing for Lead in Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The Internet company received a $2-million incentive package (tied to job-creation commitments) for its relocation to the 100,000-square-foot office. The city contracted with the Buxton Company to develop a comprehensive retail assessment and analysis to support the commercial districts and the attraction of private developers and retailers.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. Section 5 is scheduled to be finished by June 2017. million square-feet of hangar, office and warehouse space.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Terry McAuliffe took office in 2014, efforts have been focused on transforming the state’s workforce programs and fostering talent development strategies to ensure companies’ long-term success. The project should be completed by August 2017. Since VA Gov. In August 2014, Gov. 220 in Daleville. million and create 1,800 new jobs.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. The program boasts 225 member companies and 650 students enrolled for fall 2017.