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How BIM Helps General Contractors Win More Business

Construction Business Owner

Remember: Many owners that make decisions about the work to be completed are not construction professionals, meaning they are not accustomed to reading plans and 2D drawings. Juneau, a GC headquartered in Atlanta, is a prime example of how BIM can be utilized to create a more detailed approach to construction with a strong focus on quality.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The GPEC chief added that he expects the Apple development in Mesa to draw other high-tech enterprises to the region. In February 2013, Clarksville-Montgomery County officials were invited to go to Atlanta to meet with the company’s site-selection team. Direct economic impact of $1.33 billion over the next 10 years.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jonathan Mabe, Assistant Project Manager, Eckardt Group

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They reassigned me to the Grady Hospital in Atlanta, which is one of the main hospitals here in the city. We want to be able to export build materials and layout drawings, which can then be processed into build materials that turn into kits that get sent to the site. . Right now we’re using Revit and we’re building our entire job.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area. A new containers-on-barge service, called the M-580 Marine Highway, for shipping ocean containers between the ports of Stockton and Oakland is scheduled to start operations this year.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

Pro Builder

For example, Atlanta, Dallas, and Phoenix have long been hot markets, but go into those and you’re competing with every national builder, a host of strong regionals, and more locals than you can count. This is a big catch-all for which I was tempted to break out critical factors such as schedule , systems, and processes. Operations.

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Savannah Notches Record Cargo Volume

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Southeast, Savannah’s logistical advantages drawing new customers to Georgia, and cargo diverted from the West Coast,” Foltz said. Nathan Deal has announced that Kaiser Permanente, an integrated provider of health care and coverage, will create 800 jobs in metro Atlanta. Source: gaports.com – Steve B. million tons, or 3.6

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

Business Facilities

A relatively risk-free site, which helps to accelerate the development schedule for today’s fast-paced business environment. The facility is on schedule to be completed by early fall of 2019. “My Mirroring the city in which it lies, the park has shown a propensity to draw a diverse group of tenants since its opening in 2015.

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