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The Value of Cob Building

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That makes it a poor choice for, say, Alaska, but a great one for California, where the material can soak up heat during the day and release it during the region’s cold nights. “It must get a permit, which can be difficult given the general lack of knowledge surrounding the material. Quail Springs cob house (Credit: John Orcutt).

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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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What Makes a Boot Snake Bite Proof?

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Those boots are a superior thought of as sheathing for hikers, ranchers, and other people who require to travel in serpent-infested areas. The shoes permit one to walk with trust in marshland, swamps because it provides highest protection against poisonous water snakes like a water moccasin.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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All sites are within five miles of Interstate 80, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline travels east/west, which gives rail access to a bevy of manufacturers, agri-business and logistic companies alike. Highway 81, otherwise known as the Pan-American Expressway Corridor, allowing for travel in any direction.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Facility features include an intermodal ramp that will permit businesses more immediate access to the efficiencies of freight trains, fueling facilities to enhance commerce and goods movement, and an intermodal block swap/switching yard that will incorporate the latest engineering techniques for improved efficiency and throughput.

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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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