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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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economy into its worst quarter since the Great Depression, with unprecedented declines in gross domestic product, employment, consumer confidence, retail spending, and just about every other metric. . . His team regularly examines financial scenarios to forecast what the numbers could look like should sales decline by 10%, 20%, and so on.

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

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In 2016, global prime rents across the three major property types—office, industrial and retail—are expected to grow 2.2 Rents in EMEA are forecast to rise by 3.2 percent thanks to a combination of increased consumer spending, pent-up demand for commercial space and anticipated further monetary easing by the European Central Bank.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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According to the Florida & Metro Forecast 2013–2016 , published in April by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness (College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida), Florida’s economic future also looks bright. percent in 2012, retail sales will grow at an average pace of 3.7 Deutsche Bank. percent).”.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Michael Finney, President And CEO, Michigan Economic Development

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MF: The program is open to virtually all business expansions with the exception of retail and retention projects. BF: The Small Business Credit Initiative helps companies get bank loans to expand. BF: The Michigan Business Development program offers cash incentives in increments up to $10 million.

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Why You Need a Long-Term Construction Software Partner

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By streamlining processes, automating workflows, providing powerful data tools like business intelligence and forecasting and delivering real-time information wherever work takes you, we’re changing the dynamic of the construction industry. Contractors are shaking off the chains of traditionally low levels productivity and profitability.

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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. Navagant Research forecasts that the global SGaaS market, estimated at $1.7

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