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Oh No! I’ve Graduated With a Construction Management Degree.

Constructonomics

I’m sure there are many youngsters that just received a diploma this month with a concentration in construction management. Well, unfortunately we are in perhaps the worst construction market that our country has ever seen. But be careful of the pigeon hole, and being shipped to Alaska to build the first paved dogsled track.

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Platforms and online networks: The challenge of creating effective systems and tools

Construction Marketing Ideas

The cover says: “We are currently focused in the greater Philadelphia and Houston marketplace” but I couldn’t find any active projects, and the only tradesperson I could see listed was a welder based in Alaska. As an example, I’ve seen earlier incarnations of bidding network systems.

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Guest Blog – Public Contracting: Why You Need Performance and Payment Bonds

Construction Law Monitor

In the extreme worst cases, a well-intentioned infrastructure project can become a wildly over-budget public controversy (like Boston’s Big Dig ), or a politically radioactive debacle that’s talked about nationwide (like Alaska’s infamous “ Bridge to Nowhere “). Performance Bonds. Payment Bonds.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. MADE IN ALABAMA” JOB INCENTIVES ACT: Qualifying companies may receive a transferable income tax credit to offset import tariff costs during local construction process.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

As we detailed in the BF Blog this month, two new reactors are under construction at the Vogtle nuclear power complex near Augusta, GA, using a new modular assembly design with prefabricated sections shipped from a facility in Lake Charles, LA. million agreement for Shelton State Community College to support Mercedes-Benz U.S.

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BC’s Blog December 08

Cassell Construction Estimating

Despite last year’s residential meltdown (-35%), industrial construction recorded strong growth in 2008, and commercial largely held its own, with gains in niches such as the hospitality and office sectors. Working with Skyline will be a new, great opportunity for us in the Islands, as well as in Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest.

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