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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Austin: A Tech Hotbed Grows in the Southwest. funding round. The facility is the largest fab in the U.S.

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Ignoring water issues can harm the economy - Contractor Magazine

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Bill) Hoffman & Associates LLC, Austin, Texas, addressed the water-energy nexus in buildings. The device creates no external heat or electromagnetic flux outside of the fuser and it draws about 100W. On old buildings where the as-built drawings are missing, the machine can create a map of the DWV system. Post new comment.

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

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Since the Shovel Ready Program began in 2009, it has helped to draw projects like Geringhoff and many others to the region. ICAD worked with Austin Consulting and Foote Consulting Group (The Austin Team) to develop the program. ECD has partnered with Austin Consulting and The Foote Consulting Group to administer the program.

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Bond - in construction, a performance bond is a surety bond issued by an insurance company or a bank to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor. Example: 223 in Boston / 187 in Austin = 1.19. To adjust a known cost in Austin to that in Boston, multiply the Austin cost by 1.19.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Chelsea Timmons , 33, VP of Community Experience, TRI Pointe Homes, Austin, Texas. Extracurricular • Member, Junior League of Chattanooga • Member, Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association • Volunteer with the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and Chattanooga pet food pantry. Hovnanian Homes. Maureen Luyun, 33 .

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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A recent study found that Salt Lake pays secondary-school teachers more than the national average and more than nine of 12 other Western metropolitan statistical areas—including $17,000 more on average than Tucson and $8,000 more than Austin, TX. “Our location really is the draw.”.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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Georgia’s GRAD program has certified 33 sites in 30 communities, drawing eight major projects to date, creating more than 3,000 jobs and bringing $2 billion in investments to the state. The TNECD partners with Austin Consulting and The Foote Consulting Group to administer the program. Photo: georgia.org.). Photo: stategazette.com.).

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