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What To Do Before, During And After A Hurricane Or Tropical Storm

Contractor Connection

Your home may sustain structural damages from a storm, or floodwaters in your area may begin to rise. Call your insurance company right away and arrange accommodations. You should keep every receipt, no matter how small, including those you think may not be covered by insurance. South Carolina. North Carolina. Mississippi.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

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Sustainability. Alabama Airbus is planning to build its first assembly plant in the U.S. Since Owners are Demanding Designers Carry Higher Insurance Limits, Is a Split-Limit Approach Best? Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Building Types.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

There are a panoply of federal laws within discreet silos, including significantly: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA), and the like. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The finalists for our new overall Economic Development Excellence awards were asked to prepare a detailed submission that summarized the most productive project development in their locations and gave our us an overview of the economic development strategy they have deployed to ensure sustained long-term growth. Great Lakes U.S. - Plains U.S.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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Our state could very well become the aerospace hub, when you bring all these suppliers in here to supply not only Boeing but possibly Airbus in Alabama,” he said. The leading global life insurance and employee benefits company expects to invest (or cause to be invested) $125.5 Another North Carolina win was MetLife, Inc.’s

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALABAMA - updated for 2014. Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office.

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