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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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When Branka Minic became CEO of the Building Talent Foundation (BTF), an Orlando, Fla.-based Home builders, trade associations, NGOs, and other groups are aggressively ramping up skilled construction labor training programs to bring more workers into the industry. John Caulfield, Senior Contributing Editor.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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Rick Scott (third from right), company execs and Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance officials hail the Emerson Latin America headquarters expansion ceremony in Greater Fort Lauderdale. Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. Photo: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.). million in capital investment.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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Now, Florida’s leaders are committed to expanding upon that foundation by making sure the business community knows that Florida is open for business. Navy Federal Credit Union. Florida’s thriving financial and professional services industry is getting a boost from Navy Federal Credit Union, Verizon, Deutsche Bank and DTCC.

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COVER STORY: Advanced Manufacturing — Creating Jobs In 3Dimensions

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by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and The Rockefeller Foundation. President Obama also mentioned NAMII in his recent State of the Union address: “There are things we can do, right now, to accelerate this trend. manufacturing sector. Last year, we created our first manufacturing innovation institute in Youngstown, Ohio. “You

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

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A recipient of the AIA National, California Council, and local chapter scholarships, ASCE National scholarships, China Synergy Program for Outstanding Youths, and SOM Foundation Traveling Fellowship among other honors and awards, Calvin received his Master’s, Engineer Degree, and Ph.D. from Stanford University.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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