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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Reno got clobbered by the Great Recession, hit by a double-whammy of shriveled tourism and a decimated housing market. percent, its housing prices are rising and just about every week brings the arrival of a new tech company. Unemployment in the city peaked at 13.4 percent in 2010. Today, Reno’s unemployment rate has dropped to 7.1

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes. With its proximity to the center of the U.S.

Metro 110
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BUSINESS REPORT: Virginia’s High-Tech Economy Keeps Growing

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Virginia offers a talented work force, more than 500,000 students enrolled in over 100 in-state institutions of higher education and easy access to domestic and global markets through Washington Dulles International Airport, the Port of Virginia and two of the nation’s largest railroads. And as one of four U.S. PPI/Time Zero Inc.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

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The term does not apply to civil defense matters such as potential or actual enemy attacks that are addressed by the U.S. Normally furnished commercially” means consistent with the level of services provided by a commercial building operator for space of comparable quality and housing tenants with comparable requirements.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

The term does not apply to civil defense matters such as potential or actual enemy attacks that are addressed by the U.S. Normally furnished commercially” means consistent with the level of services provided by a commercial building operator for space of comparable quality and housing tenants with comparable requirements.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A key ingredient to Texas’ success is a comprehensive job creation strategy focused on six key industry clusters: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing; Aerospace, Aviation, and Defense; Biotechnology and Life Sciences; Information and Computer Technology; Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products; and Energy.

Texas 45
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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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A key ingredient to Texas’ success is its comprehensive job creation strategy focused on six key industry clusters: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing; Aerospace, Aviation, and Defense; Biotechnology and Life Sciences; Information and Computer Technology; Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products; and Energy. Credit: Lubbock EDA.).

Texas 49