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Defense Innovation Unit Experimental Comes To Austin

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DIUx will connect the Department of Defense with hundreds of private sector firms to enhance the technological capabilities of the U.S. Read Defense Innovation Unit Experimental Comes To Austin on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Technology shares the spotlight with music and film at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. By Jenny Vickers. TEXAS FAST FACTS.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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said it will grow its Austin operations, creating 607 jobs and a projected capital investment of more than $13 million. This TEF investment will create hundreds of high-paying tech jobs in Austin, building on the city’s thriving technology sector and strengthening the state and local economies.”. billion in capital investment in Texas.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

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Texas law expected to help reduce construction payroll fraud

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Two out of every five construction workers in Texas are wrongly classified as self-employed, according to “Build a Better Texas,” a 2012 study by researchers at the Workers Defense Project and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. Legislation Codes and Standards'

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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University of Texas at Austin, August 1989. Texas at Austin, July 1991. Texas at Austin, July 1991. Partnering on defense contracts. Texas University at Austin. Texas University at Austin. Publication – Interim Report, Partnering Task Force Construction Industry Institute,The. L., & Hancher, D.

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July/August 2014 Issue (Volume 47, Number 4)

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COVER STORY: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings | Tech growth in Austin, TX bounces this city to the top this year, with Baton Rouge, LA in second place. INDUSTRY FOCUS: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights | The surge in commercial aircraft production is offsetting declines in the global defense sector.

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