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The impacts of affordability, remote work, and personal safety on urban life

BD+C

Our respondents come from cities in four global regions: North America (Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington, D.C.), Income level creates the most variation in agreement for this statement.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

Inherent in the collapse of this antiquated shopping mall typology is a massive opportunity to redefine the paradigm of how we create sustainable and equitable suburban environments to live, work, learn, and yes, shop. The Future of Shopping Malls Shopping malls were once the quintessential suburban community anchor.

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Attend Greenbuild – The Best Way To Grow Your Green Building Business

Green Building Law Update

While attendance is off a bit from the huge Greenbuild in Boston in 2008 with 27,995 attendees, last year dwarfed the first Greenbuild in 2002 when 4,189 people gathered in Austin. Greenbuild 2016 in LA will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. There were 19,058 attendees last year with 96 countries represented.

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Putting 9 senior living market trends into perspective

BD+C

Multifamily Housing Senior Living Design Apartments In a previous article , I laid out seven lessons that I’ve learned from more than 40 years of planning and designing senior living environments in the U.S. The desert environment is reflected through the selection of textures, patterns, canopies, and color. and around the world.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. Having an available, high-quality workforce is essential in today’s competitive business environment.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

AUSTIN, DENVER, NEW YORK CITY HAVE TOP STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS. Austin, TX, Denver, CO and New York City topped our metro leaderboard for Startup Ecosystems. There are tech hubs across the country, but what makes Austin different and desirable is a culture that fits seamlessly with tech. Austin’s talent is famously “sticky.”

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Location Focus: The Carolinas – Growth Climate Warms In The Carolinas

Business Facilities

As part of its efforts to support and grow an innovative, technology-based and entrepreneurial business environment, the Department of Commerce launched the state’s first Office of Innovation in the fall of 2013. This region has been a great home for our company, providing an excellent business environment,” Swink said. Nikki Haley.