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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. BF: Tennessee has been cited by the U.S. What steps has Tennessee taken to achieve this result? BH: Tennessee has been making great strides in education thanks to Gov. By the Business Facilities Staff. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program.

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

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. SPOKANE COUNTY, WA: REGIONAL SITE CERTIFICATION.

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

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Kasey Brown , 32, Regional Purchasing Manager — East Tennessee, Goodall Homes, Chattanooga, Tenn. Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Certifications • Arkansas Contractors License. Regional Purchasing Manager — East Tennessee. Mitchell Bode , 39, EVP, Boone Homes, Richmond, Va. Akel Homes. Koby Bowen, 38.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Here are just a few examples that illustrate how 21st-century renewable energy initiatives are transforming what was a 20th-century steel hub: on the banks of the Buffalo River, one of the largest solar panel factories in the U.S. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION. Because construction of the wind turbines began before the Dec.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. Bank of America. Green Building Certification Institute. USGBC East Tennessee Chapter. USGBC Middle Tennessee Chapter. That said, should LEED be a requirement? Is LEED cost effective? Should LEED be modified? How can that be? Benike, Inc.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. If applying for a transferable credit certificate, no more than half the credit may be applied in a single calendar year. CALIFORNIA – updated for 2014.

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