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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AGC Uses Targeted Ads to Try to Prevent Work Zone Crashes. A survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found that 54 percent of highway contractors reported crashes in their work zones within the past year. The AGC aims to increase work zone safety this summer with targeted advertising.

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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

Business Facilities

Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of Calendar Year 2018. Four will arrive in 2018, and the final six by 2020. Its completion in the fall of 2018 will cut Atlanta truck traffic by 50,000 trips per year, and expand GPA’s reach into Tennessee, Northeast Alabama and parts of Kentucky. percent increase.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Motorola Mobility, Plantation, FL. The Port of Little Rock, on the Arkansas River is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and a United States Customs Point of Entry. This status allows goods to be stored and processed there without custom duties or bonds being paid until products are finished and sold, or moved out of zone.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses. 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.

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other

Pro Builder

“True Homes’ leadership team is one of the most open, supportive, involved, and engaged we have found,” wrote Scott Sedam , president of TrueNorth Development , in a report following a visit to True Homes as an examiner for Pro Builder’ s annual National Housing Quality (NHQ) awards program in 2018, for which the company won Gold.

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True to Itself: True Homes' Purpose-Driven Company Culture Is Like No Other

Pro Builder

“True Homes’ leadership team is one of the most open, supportive, involved, and engaged we have found,” wrote Scott Sedam , president of TrueNorth Development , in a report following a visit to True Homes as an examiner for Pro Builder’ s annual National Housing Quality (NHQ) awards program in 2018, for which the company won Gold.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Businesses will be able to locate in these zones and operate 100 percent tax-free for 10 years (no income, business, sales or property taxes and no franchise fees). It has a learning program for students at Calhoun Community College and has recently launched a mobile unit to demonstrate robotics.

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