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Nurdles are the Environmental Calamity of 2019

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission to allow them to omit the nurdle reporting proposal from their annual meeting agendas, but the SEC ruled that the companies could not omit the proposals. “The At least two of those companies, Chevron Corp. and Phillips 66 petitioned the U.S.

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Rooney Rule Revised Provides ESG Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The NFL has tinkered with the Rooney Rule several times since the embarrassing hiring cycle following the 2019 season when just one of five coaching vacancies was filled by a person of color. Practices like this are easily emulated across business sectors looking for good ESG governance practices.

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Building an Earthship-Inspired Learning Center in Luxembourg

Natural Building

International volunteers and experts built the first supporting walls of the Aërdschëff using tires pounded with earth during the summer of 2019. Some of the team managed to secure partial unemployment support in order to keep going. It is inspired by the earthship off-grid housing movement founded by architect Mike Reynolds.

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UK Study Maps Brexit's Effects on Construction Industry

ENR Construction

government and employers to secure the industry’s migrant workforce as the government negotiates with officials in Brussels over the country’s withdrawal from the European Union in March 2019. Seven construction bodies have jointly called on the U.K.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

From the July/August 2019 Issue. The states that have put the assets in place today to support a thriving cybersecurity industry—including STEM-oriented higher education programs with cyber-specific degrees and R&D facilities working in tandem with national security agencies, the U.S. By Business Facilities Staff.

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7 Brand Experience Strategy Essentials

Pro Builder

Our marketing firm, Group Two, has seen droves of builders launching incentives and revitalizing the marketing strategies that brought them success in 2019. Communicate your values clearly through your onboarding pro-cess, employer value proposition, and throughout all communications.

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Hino Motors Investing $100M In West Virginia

Business Facilities

The new plant, planned to be operational in early 2019, will also house cab assembly, an operation currently conducted in Japan. When the company was ready to consolidate operations in an expanded facility, West Virginia was ready to help find and secure the right site. Photo: West Virginia Department of Commerce.