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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Biotech, A Recession-Proof Growth Sector

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By comparison, total employment for all private sector industries in the U.S. we are pleased to report an increase of more than 96,000 jobs in the bioscience sector since 2001, even after accounting for the impacts of the recent severe recession,” said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

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Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building

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Notable projects certified in 2015’s Top 10 States for LEED include: Illinois: Virgin Hotel Chicago; LEED Gold. This also allows for fair comparisons among states with significant differences in population and number of buildings. Maryland: Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown; LEED Gold. million square feet. million U.S.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

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Life cycle analysis takes into account the capital costs of the project as well as costs of operation and maintenance. VM takes into accounts all the criteria that the client / user desire in their project. Analytical comparisons of the two techniques are then presented in section V as discussion.

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Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions

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Steel’s South Chicago Works, the world’s largest structural steel mill at the time, employing 20,000 workers. But those running the big picture in Pittsburgh never had a clue what was really going on in Chicago, yet they managed the mill using our manipulated numbers. Measurement Fails, Part I. Business Success: Easy as 1, 2, 3?

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Labor Department forecasts that truck drivers will account for 43 percent of the growth in logistics jobs in the coming years. In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Subsequently, the U.S. This is a result of the industry’s $13 billion in capital spending in 2012, a 16.1