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Greenbuild Clearly Showed the State of LEED is Strong

Green Building Law Update

Last Monday saw a host of education sessions and tours, including the launch and a learning session for RELi 2.0, Thursday also saw the USGBC announcement that the STAR Community Rating System, which offers certification for sustainable communities, will be integrated into USGBC’s LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities programs.

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Digital Builder Ep 38: Strategies for Reusing Construction Waste

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Kendeda Building was built by Skanska, and is the most environmentally advanced education and research building ever constructed in the Southeastern United States. The project received the Living Building Challenge certification in 2021 by meeting rigorous sustainability standards.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

and Atlanta, Taylor Morrison plans to expand Voyager nationwide. Students who complete the course receive certificates that are recognized by the Department of Labor. Its goal for 2025 is to have the program offered in 65 schools, with 5,000 students enrolled, and 20% of those earning certificates placed in construction jobs.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Here’s the good news: most of the states (and the federal government) got the memo (Workforce Training is Job One) and they are moving aggressively to put in place innovative and highly effective workforce training programs that put forward-thinking businesses and higher education resources on the same team. VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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In February 2013, Clarksville-Montgomery County officials were invited to go to Atlanta to meet with the company’s site-selection team. “Locating this Innovation Center in [the Atlanta area] makes good business sense because we can draw from a deep pool of local talent,” said Randy Mott, GM’s chief information officer.

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

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), working with other state agencies, offers a Career Readiness Certificate to potential employees. Department of Education.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program.

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