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What do Hurricanes, Earthquakes and LEED Bonds Have in Common?

Green Building Law Update

LEED bonds do now exist and have been underwritten to support projects applying for the Arlington County, Virginia bonus density program. We suggest that the regulation should set the maximum amount at a lower level that is sufficient to provide the necessary financial protection to the District.

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OSHA announces stakeholder meetings to discuss prevention of backover injuries

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5, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. There are currently only a handful of OSHA regulations aimed specifically at preventing backover injury and death. The first will take place Jan. 8-9, 2013, in Washington D.C., and the second, Feb. Backover injuries were responsible for 79 worker deaths in 2011, primarily in the construction industry.

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GM Financial To Build Facility In San Antonio, TX

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Thanks to our low-tax, low-regulation environment, GM Financial will be creating nearly 500 jobs and investing tens of millions of dollars in the Texas economy. and Canada, also has financial servicing centers in Arlington, TX; Chandler, AZ; Huntersville, NC; and, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Greg Abbott.

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Unmanned Aerial Systems Industry Taking Flight

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In addition, the consortium will consult with aerial systems companies, and help to navigate the complex FAA regulation process, said Makowske. based companies by 2025, according to the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), an Arlington, VA-based non-profit that aims to advance unmanned systems and robotics industry.

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New Report Ranks Cities By Ease Of Doing Business

Business Facilities

The inaugural Doing Business North America report measures business regulations across 115 cities in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Read: New Report Ranks Cities By Ease Of Doing Business at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Court Rules All NAHB Members Eligible for Loan Forgiveness

Pro Builder

Treasury Department and the SBA applied pre-existing regulations that disqualified much of the residential construction industry. 1 (363,067 permits), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington at No. While Congress was clear in its intent to make PPP loans available to a broad range of enterprises, the U.S. 2 (292,219), and Austin-Round Rock at No.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

Business Facilities

Beyond Arizona’s own list of attractive qualities—low operating costs, high quality of life, educated workforce and minimal regulation, just to name a few—Santa Cruz Commerce Center offers advantages that are unique to Indian reservations and especially to Ak-Chin.