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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

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The proposed rules draw from existing disclosure frameworks including the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Buffer zones. “LEED certification” is not sufficient to meet GHG requirements or other regulations (current and pending). Reduction possibilities.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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Similarly, information about the site such as its zoning, surrounding land uses, previous uses, and proximity to the flood plain are all information important to establishing and communicating the character and condition of the site to a prospect.”. The ECD began looking intently at developing a site certification program in August 2011.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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TG: The commonwealth’s distribution and logistics industry absolutely draws additional corporate investment. We expect to see the Amazon Prime Air hub in Northern Kentucky help draw new corporate investments in the same manner. What are the requirements for this certification? Earlier this year, iServe Products Inc.,

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A Plumbing Contractor’s Guide to Insurance Coverage

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Construction zones are busy areas where workers can get hurt. And while laws differ in each state, having insurance coverage might also be required to obtain a contractor’s license or certification. Why plumbing contractors need insurance. Worker injury. Your customers may also want to know that you have insurance coverage in place.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program.

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Location Focus: New York – The Empire State Leverages Its Strengths

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The program transforms State University of New York (SUNY) campuses, private colleges and universities, and university communities across the state into tax-free zones for new and expanding businesses. ?Business Just next door to Long Island MacArthur Airport is Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #52.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area. Given that it’s a substantial distance from any coasts or borders, Hendricks County, Indiana might seem to be a surprising place for a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Foreign-trade zones help U.S.