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Modular Builder VBC On the Verge of $25-Million Buy for Katerra Assets

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Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) is in the final stages of a $25-million bankruptcy acquisition of Katerra’s former headquarters in Tracy, Calif. Katerra was founded in 2015 as a startup that brought design, manufacturing, and building construction under one roof, initially in a manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Ariz.,

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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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The manager will determine what he can salvage from a legacy of decline that has left Motown on the cusp of bankruptcy. But out of the ashes of this monumental collapse — and in the midst of one of the most run-down neighborhoods in Detroit — a remarkable revival is rising like a phoenix.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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Shortly after, I read another piece on bankruptcies in home building, and soon I was thinking of the more than 250 builders I’ve worked with over more than three decades and wondering: Does this “ Anna Karenina Principle ” about families also apply to home building? Without a ready market to buy your product, you’re wasting your time.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The thriving high-tech industry in Austin has made Texas the second-largest semiconductor job market after California, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. the next five-year phase—will focus on eight industries, including clean technology, data centers and digital media.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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