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New Report Examines How To Create Manufacturing Jobs

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A University of Virginia Miller Center commission, chaired by former Governors Haley Barbour and Evan Bayh, has released a report offering innovative, non-partisan and actionable ideas on creating manufacturing jobs, which have been an engine of well-paying, middle-class employment throughout U.S. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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

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Luke Kinser , 35, Managing Member, Owner, Virginia Builders, Chesapeake, Va. Kerri Woodward , 38, Director of Sales and Marketing, Chesapeake Homes, Virginia Beach, Va. . Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Off the Clock • Rooting for Virginia Tech football and basketball. Horton, Denver. Forty Under 40.

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NFPA 285 engineering judgments

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Banks and Jeffrey H. Ongoing fire testing, consulting and certification continues to increase experience, understanding of comparative performance, and knowledge of performance trends for products and assemblies subjected to the NFPA 285 test. Listings, certifications and code reports. Greenwald, P.E.,

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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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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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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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It provides training in specific technologies, computer skills, safety certification, leadership, management and team building. A number of national financial institutions have established branch offices in Salt Lake City, making it the center of banking and finance for the region. “Our location really is the draw.”.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Austin is becoming well known for its development of mobile Internet technology, the technology that is rapidly changing how people access the Internet and communicate with friends, bank and make purchases. Completion is scheduled for August 2013 and the project is currently aiming for LEED Silver certification.