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Avian-friendly glass: A clear and present solution for birds

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Initiatives are now under way in Chicago and Washington, D.C. This is a staggering statistic especially when we have a solution ready to go that can save the many lives of this vital part of our ecosystem.”. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the Standards for Bird-safe Buildings in 2011.

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Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions

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Steel’s South Chicago Works, the world’s largest structural steel mill at the time, employing 20,000 workers. But those running the big picture in Pittsburgh never had a clue what was really going on in Chicago, yet they managed the mill using our manipulated numbers. Certificate of occupancy? Measurement Fails, Part I.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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percent, the lowest since 2007, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION. We have two winners for this year’s award for Achievement in Site Certification: Indiana Economic Development Corp.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

2009 (the Recession officially ended in April 2009, but unemployment didn’t peak until the end of that year) to the most current numbers available (April 2014, Bureau of Labor Statistics). For this new state ranking, we compared state unemployment rates when the economy bottomed out in Dec. percent from a Recession high of 12 percent.

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FEATURE STORY: Nothing Matters More Than Talent

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AIDT’s workforce selection and training processes have achieved the world’s first ISO 9001:2008 certification for a state-funded workforce training program. Here are some additional Louisiana FastStart statistics: Total projects: 67; total hours trained: 140,480; total number of unduplicated trainees: 13,500; total number of trainees: 36,150.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

Business Facilities

Six nationally ranked colleges and universities offer local worker training and certification programs, as well as proven research and development, and product commercialization assistance. The City of Joplin is the hub of the Joplin-Miami, OK Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area—a market of more than 200,000 people.