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Masters of Disaster

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has signed an agreement with the Netherlands for broad collaboration on disaster mitigation and sustainable planning. When he announced this week’s agreement with the Netherlands, U.S. A $60-billion federally funded recovery effort is now underway in the NY-NJ region. From Washington comes news that the U.S.

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, State of New Jersey

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BF: Amazon has announced it will build a $200-million fulfillment center in Robbinsville, the first phase of a major investment in NJ. Central New Jersey is a great location for companies that need access to world-class infrastructure and transportation networks. By the Business Facilities Staff. From the March/April 2013 issue .

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Race to a Smart Future

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million public-private partnership was formalized in June 2015 when Kansas City signed a strategic agreement with Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco was attracted to KCMO because of its emerging technology sector, the investment in transit infrastructure and the advent of Google Fiber.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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Infrastructure was another category that deserved a closer look. Massachusetts, New York and Maryland join NJ as states that have achieved leadership positions in solar power without the advantage of a Sun Belt location. AILING INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CRATERS KEEP GETTING BIGGER.

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

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So high are these stakes that the Telecommunications Industry Association has even published a document detailing the minimum requirements for the infrastructure of data centers and computer rooms. That was the challenge facing Jay Parikh, Vice President of Infrastructure Engineering at Facebook. CoreSite Realty Picks NJ.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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However, the competition is heating up as other ports build up their infrastructure and dredge their channels to get ready. Under a public-private partnership (P3) agreement with Ports America Chesapeake, a 50-foot deep container berth was constructed in 2012. The cranes were also part of the agreement.

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Autodesk Construction Champions 2023: 25 People Powering the Future of Construction 

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Michael is currently the Engineering Manager for the Skye Reinforcement Project, which will reinforce the transmission infrastructure of overhead lines, underground cables, and high-voltage substations from the Scottish mainland to the Isle of Skye. William (Bill) Bausmith, Jr.