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

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General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). General Services Administration (GSA), US Department of Defense (DOD), and National 35 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Office of the Assistance Secretary of Defense. 30, 2001, p.

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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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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Entered By: Austin (TX) Chamber of Commerce. Apple’s selection of Austin, TX as the site for its new $304-million Operations Center is the Bronze Award winner in Business Facilities’ 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. Austin is no stranger to BF ’s annual Economic Development Deal of the Year competition.

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