HardHatChat

MAY 16, 2017

Essentially, our team tags anything and everything a client wants to track maintenance on with a QR code – this could include individual equipment pieces such as HVAC units, or even a specific location within a fleet of restaurants or retail stores. Many congratulations to the class of 2017! Chuck Taylor, Director of Operations.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 4, 2017

Retailers across the nation are buttressing their trash disposal practices after Dollar General Stores and Big Lots Stores paid Millions of dollars to settle civil suits for environmental violations for the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste, including customer returned merchandise and batteries. This is not a California only issue.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2018

percent, its largest 12-month increase since the period ending February 2017. 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 June. percent for the period ending November 2017. percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. The food index increased 1.4 percent, and the energy index rose 12.0 city average.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 6, 2016

ERI) will expand its operations in southwest Indiana, creating a total of up to 102 new jobs by the end of 2017. Based on the company’s job creation plans, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is supporting the expansion project with up to $435,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $50,000 in training grants.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Harbor Freight Tools is planning a one million-square foot expansion of its East Coast distribution facility in Dillon County, SC. Work on the new project is expected to break ground by the end of 2017, with completion expected in early 2019. Photo: Red Rock Developments. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In South Carolina.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

In Maryland, state law does not address carryout bags provided by retail establishments. Each county (including Baltimore City) must prepare a recycling plan that addresses how the jurisdiction will achieve its mandatory recycling rate.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

which owns and operates more than 600 retail convenience stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, has announced a $300 million capital investment project that will enable the growing company to meet its capacity needs for the foreseeable future. Kwik Trip is building 56 new stores in 2017, including 36 in Wisconsin. Kwik Trip Inc.,

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Tyson, one of the world’s largest food companies, plans to create more than 300 new jobs as part of its expansion in Obion County. Tyson plans to add 25,000 square feet and new production lines to its Union City plant, effectively doubling its output capabilities at the facility.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 6, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. This high achievement level is one reason a 2017 Chief Executive survey of CEOs placed Iowa second in the nation in worker quality. By the BF Staff. I owa’s leaders have an ambitious target for the state’s workforce education goals. Iowa consistently earns high marks for its education climate.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 23, 2017

From the July/August 2017 Issue. Build to suit retail/restaurant pads and Class A office development opportunities. More than 2 million square feet of retail and restaurants within 3-mile radius. By the BF Staff. Adjacent to San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training facility.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

MidAmerican Energy Company plans to add up to 1,050 megawatts of wind generation, consisting of up to 656 new wind turbines, in Iowa by year-end 2015. MidAmerican wind generators near Pomeroy, Iowa. Photo: Shreveporttimes.com.). By Shana Daley. From the May/June 2013 issue. Landowner payments totaling $3.2 million reduction in 2015.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

plans to build a $57.1 The 250,000- to 300,000-square-foot facility will employ 310 people and produce cookies, crackers and other items by contract for major food brands and retailers. Construction is expected to start this summer and the facility is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2017.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 7, 2019

billion) and Retail ($109.6 commercial gaming in the 2017 calendar year. commercial casino industry directly employed more than 361,000 employees in 2017, and those employees earned more than $17 billion in wages, benefits and tips. In 2017, there were 460 commercial casino locations across 24 states. reached $1.1

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BD+C

MARCH 23, 2017

At a glance, many of the latest retail trends strike me as incongruous. Retail demand continues to grow, but retailers are falling short of sales goals and closing stores at an alarming rate.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 21, 2017

From the July/August 2017 Issue . The state’s favorable business tax structure, government policies and competitive costs make planning for future growth easy. This key amenity is a boon to homeowners and business owners in several sectors: services, products and supplies, retail and manufacturing. By the BF Staff.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 30, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Our planning for increased power along with installing the fiber optic lines has been extremely important for our commercial customers,” said Aubin. We have seen the great plans of this group become a reality. By the BF Staff. As the city grows, its airport activity expands.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

This way you don’t waste your time learning about how to build retail stores when you really want to build power plants. E-book Sales in the US for 2017. According to Statista over $1 billion in sales were done on e-books in 2017. Another way for you to get more construction project experience is through volunteering.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

From the September / October 2017 Issue. DMDII is one of nine institutes within the Manufacturing USA network, with six more planned by the end of 2017. GE will be helping to plan and craft the future of the industrial Internet in Providence, and that will have very positive effects on our own economic future.”.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6 In 2017 FPL purchased?the? FPL’s combined 10-year site plan includes a significant increase in battery storage deployment with approximately 700 MW of additional battery storage, for a total of 1,200 MW of battery storage by 2030. in Florida.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 19, 2018

By 2020, technology adoption in construction is expected to reach 70 percent, according to a 2017 report from McKinsey Global Institute. In 2017 alone, Viewpoint issued more than 50 releases and updates across our office, team and field products. In case you haven’t heard, construction software use is on the rise.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. Richelieu has leased a 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, and plans to employ 115 people. Production of the Cherokee, which is currently in Toledo, Ohio, will create approximately 300 new jobs when it transitions to Illinois in 2017.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

employers (21 percent) plan to add staff in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. ” Taking seasonal variations into account, the Net Employment Outlook¹ for Q4 2017 is +17%. Hiring Plans By Location, Industry Sector. One in five U.S. PRNewsfoto/ManpowerGroup).

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 30, 2017

From the July/August 2017 Isssue. According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the May 2017 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated at 4.9 percent (seasonally adjusted), unchanged from April 2017 and down four-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago. By the BF Staff. percent in 2016, was down 0.8 The NH Dept.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 23, 2013

Stemming from their wired and wireless network expansion announced last fall, AT&T plans to hire 120 people across South Carolina—filling 50 vacancies and hiring for 70 new positions. Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman said he’s in awe of Boeing’s expansion plans. The company plans to create 150 jobs and invest more than $15.2

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 18, 2013

In 2012, the Alliance formed its first Port Everglades Action Team, led by CEO Council member Terry Stiles, to work with the business community to generate support in securing necessary state and federal funding for expansion projects in the county’s Port Everglades Master Plan. Port Everglades, the 12 th largest cargo port in the U.S.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 23, 2017

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 company plans to construct its 2.5 By the BF Staff.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Becoming the largest tenant at the expanded portion of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Corporate Business Park, Hankook Tire plans to build its facility on 469 acres over the next five years. The design of the Philadelphia headquarters expansion will begin in this year, with groundbreaking expected in 2017. The company’s new 1.5-million-square-foot

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 14, 2017

From the July/August 2017 Issue. M idway through 2017 the Food Processing industry already has seen a number of expansions and relocations along with new facility construction. The company also plans to build a fulfillment center in Fairfield, CA in 2018. In Ohio, over 100,000 employees work in the food and agribusiness sector.

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

In 2009 they partnered with New York City to open a second incubator, Varick Street, in Manhattan as part of Mayor Bloomberg’s Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan. These efforts are paying off as jobs are being created in construction, hospitality, transportation, retail and healthcare. 5 last year.

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JULY 6, 2016

It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more. Section 5 is scheduled to be finished by June 2017. That’s 3,792 jobs, 6.35 Section 6 will join with I-465 in the years to follow.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 11, 2021

This extended version of the article that appeared in the January 2021 issue of Pro Builder features additional images and floor plans of the winning projects. Floor plans include two-story homes, bungalows, flats, and studios, with homes physically connected through elevated pathways that meet at the central community garden.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Accomplishments • At age 25, founded Akel Homes with his father • Played a key role in launching a 55+ master planned community of 500 homes, which sold out in three years • Led the acquisition of 50 acres for $12.5 Collaborator and co-author for award-winning project in the 2017 Global LafargeHolcim Awards. Andrew Gotlieb, 34.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 5, 2019

And while low costs and operational savings help the potential for profitability, the certification program has been adapted to place sustainability considerations at the forefront of planning and implementation. The master-planned and deed-restricted Tomball Business and Technology Park is the centerpiece for much of the recent development.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

Tom Corbett launched “Energy=Jobs,” Pennsylvania’s first State Energy Plan, during a visit to Penn College of Technology in Williamsport. In December 2012, Sasol announced plans to invest up to $21 billion in an integrated natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) and ethane cracker complex in Westlake, LA. Corbett said. million reduction in 2015.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2016

The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement project aims to replace 558 aging bridges across the Keystone State by the end of 2017. A $1-billion commitment of tax breaks and grants from the state and a comprehensive planning process have helped spur the renaissance and reduce the region’s unemployment rate to 5.5

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

Local Government Planning Fund (LGPF): Provides up-front capital that can be used for water and wastewater projects, long-term master plans, conservation and economic development plans. The planning money comes in the form of a loan which may be forgiven when the final project is financed through NMFA. Apportionment.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2014

Certain types of businesses are excluded from the program, including retail and wholesale businesses; restaurants and hospitality; professional practices like law firms and medical offices; and energy production and distribution companies. In April 2013, the RV components manufacturer announced plans to invest $12.8

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