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Dispatch from Alaska: insights on moisture, soil, and material performance

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As engineers, we always have options,” says Billy Connor, director of the Arctic Infrastructure Development Center at the University of Alaska. The most recent study, conducted in 2019, built on previous findings from research done in Alaska and Canada, examines the use of insulation in roadway embankments and airport runways.

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The Drone Age

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Four of the choices were surrounded by wide-open spaces, as you’d expect them to be: the University of Alaska, the North Dakota Department of Commerce, the state of Nevada and Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast. Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected?

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The Drone Age

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The winners are: the University of Alaska; the state of Nevada; Griffiss International Airport in Rome, NY; North Dakota Department of Commerce; Texas A&M University (Corpus Christi); and a collaboration between Virginia Tech and NJ’s Rutgers University. The post The Drone Age appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. Its infrastructure includes 20 interstates and major highways, rail networks, barge traffic on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, six commercial airports and dozens of regional airports. And there’s a momentum effect.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Eligibility for the SBED program includes all communities in the state of Alaska with a population of less than 30,000. ALASKA FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM: Applicants can qualify for up to 44 percent in a transferable tax credit on qualified production expenditures in Alaska.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALASKA – updated for 2014. Gas Exploration and Development Credit (AS 43.20.043): Taxpayers may take a corporate income tax credit for 25% of qualifying expenditures incurred in exploration and development of natural gas reserves in Alaska, except for the North Slope. TAX INCENTIVES.

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