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The Hand That Feeds You

Business Facilities

It took only three days of deliberations last week for a California jury to reach a verdict in the biggest patent dispute in history. Hidden in the heart of just about every iPhone and iPad is something that tells us this steel-cage death match eventually will end with a handshake and a hug. Case closed, right? Not so fast.

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Nicole Peters, the troubleshooter

The Korte Company

If a person has to have a computer, printer and an iPad to see project documents or contracts, then the job needs Internet. Every assignment requires collaborating with project managers to understand the budget for Internet access, manpower requirements and the number of project trailers that will need connectivity. “If

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The South Bay Construction cost reference guide: A truly innovative construction marketing application

Construction Marketing Ideas

” The company, which employs 63 and completes approximately $100 million in work annually in the northern California market, has discovered the cost reference guide is a truly effective communications and relationship-building service for businesses contemplating or at the early planning stages for construction projects.

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BIM-in-The-Cloud Has New Competition With Newforma | ENR.

ENR Construction

ENR California. Its true that many BIM readers for iPads and other smart devices are available, such as Bentleys ProjectWise for the iPad , Autodesks hugely popular AutoCAD WS for iOS devices and Graphisofts BIMx for iOS devices (which can view many 3D model file types. Current Costs. Material Trends. Historical Indices.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

California remains the Sun King by far (more than five times the installed solar power capacity of any other state). Iowa, Oklahoma, California and Kansas fill out the top five, respectively. Ten years ago, they were the first to use iPads to train workers,” Rogers noted. installed 10.6 million American homes.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jacob Freitas, Senior Project Manager, Level 10 Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We’re headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a few more offices in San Francisco, San Diego, and Austin, Texas. I can carry it around on my iPad and in my safety vest. Read his story below. Tell us a little bit about Level 10 and what you specialize in. The only drawing sets we have are pretty much just the permit sets.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Using a multi-layered GIS map displayed on an iPad, LED officials were able to show site details, utilities, nearest rail access, proximity to the river and the Port of Lake Charles during the first site visits by the Sasol team. . $10-billion gas-to-liquids plant will yield 96,000 barrels/day of fuels. billion cracker unit will produce 1.4M

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