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Coastal Construction Relies on Impact- and Wind-Resistant Composite Roofing

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They’ve also passed the TAS-125 certification test for wind uplift resistance in High Velocity Hurricane Zones up to 180mph. Some houses lost the entire roof and were blown out; others had structural damage with broken windows and lost foundations.”. Putting Composite Roofing to the Test. So, how did Fleet’s home survive?

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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. Cory Booker of NJ and Sen.

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GM Financial To Build Facility In San Antonio, TX

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Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2016 and GM Financial will begin occupying the building in the first quarter of 2017. “As The San Antonio location was selected based on several factors, including a strong workforce, an ideal time zone that can service customers across the U.S., acres of land off of Raymond E.

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Icy Hot

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At the conclusion of the World Economic Forum last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared that Russia is eager to mine the Arctic for rubles and prepared to partner with other nations to develop its portion of the Arctic zone. The protocol was immediately endorsed by Guggenheim Partners, which helped to draft it.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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It helps to create an ideal environment for business expansion through leverage of the region’s high-tech base, along with resources and support from local universities, private foundations, regional development organizations, federal, state and local government, and industry. 1, 2017 and Dec. Maximum loan amount is $350,000.

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

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Last night I was able to download and install Building Design Suite 2017 from my Autodesk subscription account. With little fanfare Revit 2017 is here, brandishing a slightly changed big R logo. We'll see a need for upgrading from 2016 to 2017 files but not from 2016 to 2016 R2 files. Long Post Warning, worth it I hope.

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Home Stretch

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The estimated completion date for the Bayonne Bridge project recently was pushed back by more than a year, until late 2017. billion project to raise the roadway on the bridge has been working non-stop for the past two years to meet the goal of raising the bridge in time for the Canal reopening this year.

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