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Secret Formula—Office Vacancy Rates—Prompts Roger Staubach To Bet On The Broncos

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more space available for lease) have won the Lombardi Trophy 62 percent of the time, including last February when Baltimore (15.5 points per game over their last five contests, and is almost as hot as Seattle’s South Lake Union submarket (vacancy rate of just 4.0%). percent vacancy) edged San Francisco (11.8

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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As indicated by our annual ranking of leading Post-Panamax Ready Ports (East Coast), currently, the Port of Virginia (in Norfolk) and the Port of Baltimore are the only East Coast ports that can accommodate the large ships. The Port of Baltimore has had a 50-foot deep channel since 1990. According to Maryland Gov.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. In fact, two of Greater Omaha’s Fortune 1000 companies are in this sector, Union Pacific and Werner Enterprises. Other locations that performed well were Baltimore, St. Greater Omaha is home to the headquarters of nine Fortune 1000 companies. and Mutual of Omaha.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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During construction of the new riverfront complex, IBM will be temporarily lease space at the Essen Centre office complex in Baton Rouge. NOLA was followed by Newport News (VA), Baltimore and Philadelphia, respectively, in the annual logistics assessment from BF, a national publication focused on site selection and economic development.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. The program offers the following incentives: Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption (TPT Exemption) on purchased qualifying equipment and leased or rented qualifying equipment. TAX EXEMPTIONS.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. Service Employees International Union. The Community College of Baltimore County. We are not in favor of adding cost. Seabold Architectural Studio.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. and New York City. million.