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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

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Building owners that utilize ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will see a dramatic change in the 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR scores after August 26, 2018. commercial building space is benchmarked in Portfolio Manager (versus less than 1% of U.S. commercial building is LEED certified). You have 75 days to act. sort of) by the U.S.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Additional construction will continue into 2016 and the plant is anticipated to begin commercial production in 2018. In order to attract new development, a community has to be prepared for it.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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Generally these sites are leased. The public will build to suit and issue bonds for buildings and lease them back to the business. The owners generally are open to the sale or lease of their property and some will consider build to suit options. Lastly, a runway resurfacing project is slated for the latter part of 2018.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The plant began production of the all-new 2018 Camry in June. Ford in June announced it will invest $900 million into its Kentucky Truck Plant (KTP) in Louisville to support production of the 2018 aluminum-alloy bodied Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition. The expanded facility also houses a 10,000-square-foot R&D center.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Alabama Economic Development Loan Program: The state has more than 2,300 commercial lending sources with assets of over $61.3

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. ALABAMA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM: The state has more than 2,300 commercial lending sources with assets of over $61.3

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The Opportunity for ENERGY STAR

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While much of the media hyperbole has focused on the Trump Administration’s 2018 Budget request of $5.7 million homes and more than 25,000 commercial buildings carry Energy Star certification. Green Building Council associated, Green Business Certification Inc. One of the key ways the U.S. More than 1.6

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