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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

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The developer will also work with other professionals, such as landscape architects, interior designers, and environmental consultants, to ensure that the project is sustainable and complies with all environmental regulations and laws. This includes creating a detailed project schedule, budget, and phasing plan.

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Sustainability and business (marketing): Why some things last longer than others

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Sustainability sells — this Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) event on March 11 has already raised thousands of dollars in revenue. “Sustainability” is a buzz word these days, but reflects deeper realities and passions. The revenue has resulted in a surprisingly flush chapter budget.

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Commercial Property Execs’ Mood Brightens, Yet Outlook Clouded by Economic, Fiscal Uncertainties, Interest Rate Risks

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Senior commercial real estate executives are increasingly positive about current and future market conditions—particularly as they relate to top-quality assets in top markets—yet they remain concerned about the slow pace of job creation, sovereign budget deficits (including U.S. credit rating.

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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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The movement into secondary markets is underpinned by the anticipated increase in both debt and equity capital during 2014. “Real optimism has emerged as a key theme in the real estate market for 2014 as trends are progressing significantly through the economic and real estate recovery cycles,” said Mitch Roschelle, partner, U.S.

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All the Way Back

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A consensus of experts pegs 200,000 new jobs as the monthly benchmark we must sustain and surpass to achieve sustainable growth. Also holding back a more robust recovery are the sweeping cutbacks in government employment, a big chunk of which probably will never come back in an age of budget austerity and looming debt crisis.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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The TNECD website summarizes Tennessee’s approach to business climate with this credo: “We believe in high expectations, low debt and a pro-business regulatory environment. Our state and local tax burdens are among the lowest in the country, and our state budget operates with a healthy surplus rather than a deficit.”.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The nation’s largest state has been painfully taking its fiscal medicine in huge dollops during the past four years, in the form of deep budget cuts and huge tax increases. Last year, a State Budget Crisis Task Force headed by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker estimated California’s long-term debt at a staggering $370 billion.