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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE.

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The Drone Age

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30, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the six locations it had selected to be government-sanctioned test sites for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), a.k.a. ” In the past year, 645 drone test flights were conducted at the NUAIR-managed test site in Rome, a tenfold increase from the year before.

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6 showcase hotel construction projects

The Korte Company

Our crews returned from mandatory evacuation to a damage-free job site. Lee, Virginia. But the grand design came with some roadblocks, so we sat down with the Army to develop a design that would suit the site, meet the base’s lodging needs and save time and money. Lee Army Lodge – Ft.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Sustainable materials will be used in the National Support Center facilities, and the project is designed to incorporate energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and on-site renewable energy sources. The new SSA Data Center, situated atop a pastoral landscape, will blend seamlessly into the surrounding site. million people.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The plant is expected to provide roughly 1,500 jobs on-site and support 1,500 more among area suppliers. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. The arrival of SolarCity, the country’s leading rooftop solar installer, was brought about by incentives worth about $750 million. Andrew Cuomo.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Worked at client sites as a Field Surveyor documenting as-built construction, occupancy, protection and exposure as it pertains to the real property insurance industry.

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