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An Invisible Revolution: How Leading Construction Firms Are Rethinking Construction as a Business

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While productivity has never been so high, profits and margins are still very low for most businesses. Six years ago, I started to inventory the strategic moves of the largest players across the construction industry to better advise these customers.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Sophisticated planning is required to account for never ending variables that help to keep supply chain costs down and quality and profits up. Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. The report reveals that this number rose to $1.28

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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David Roeder, spokesman for the Illinois DCEO, explains that potential investments “could mean a lot to early stage companies, and more importantly could turn into an ownership stake in those companies that the state could sell at a profit.”. At Chicago Executive Airport (CEA), Atlantic Aviation completed construction of a new hangar.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A New Year in.

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I have been off the seminar trail now for 18 months and do not miss the airports, hotels, rental cars and restaurant food! The inventory of houses on the market is declining which is good for residential construction and on the commercial side there are many aged facilities that are in need of renovation or replacement.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Freeport Inventory Benefits: Exempts from taxation goods, wares and merchandise that come from outside the state and leave the state within nine months if such goods, wares and merchandise are held for assembly, storage, manufacturing, processing or fabricating purposes within the state.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Inventory is exempt from property tax. In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Bond proceeds cannot be used for working capital or inventory.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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As the business world continually evolves, the ability to scale up quickly can be a game-changer for long-term profitability. And while low costs and operational savings help the potential for profitability, the certification program has been adapted to place sustainability considerations at the forefront of planning and implementation.

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