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Arlington County is the First to Adopt Incentives Tied to LEED Version 4

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While hundreds of governments throughout the United States have adopted programs incentivizing green building, many tied to the LEED rating system, Arlington County, Virginia is the first to tie incentives specifically to the new LEED version 4. The program has been popular with developers in Arlington.

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

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It is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and offers $7,500 in down-payment assistance with an interest rate as low as 3.75 In addition to driving the housing market, first-time homebuyers also invest in furnishings, appliances and home goods. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: PRIMED TO GROW, THRIVE. Quinn said.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

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The Exchange Coffee House. To engage its mostly Millennial homebuyers, the studio includes a photo-op setup: People can sit in a swing under a pink neon sign reading “Eat, sleep, design, repeat,” set amid a wreath of pink flowers painted on a forest green background to get their photo taken (and, ideally, to share on social media). . .

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Construction Legislation Now Pending in Washington

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Here is a summary of some of the other pending legislation: House Bill 1531 (Adjusting the minimum wage rate based on changes in consumer pricing). House Bill 1532 (Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints). House Bill 1535 (Providing requirements for business payment contracts).

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With a Wave and a Smile, He’s Gone

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On Saturday, they put President Kennedy’s body into a coffin made of 500-year-old African mahogany, covered it with an American flag and placed it in the East Room of the White House. Army’s new Special Forces, commandos known as Green Berets, a unit the president had admired. Kennedy Jr. A flame was lit at the graveside.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Twice voted one of the “best places to live in New Jersey” by Money magazine, Cumberland County offers affordable housing, an economical business location to excellent highways and rail service, a competitive regulatory climate and an abundance of beautiful natural resources, unspoiled towns and villages and picturesque scenery.