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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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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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Since 2019, the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines , Iowa, has conducted a program called Build My Future , which exposes elementary and high school students to hands-on training in manufacturing, heavy equipment, welding, and other trade skills. . The academy teaches welding, carpentry, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and painting.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Get more details NECA Show (Philadelphia, PA) September 30 - October 2, 2023 Located in Philadelphia in 2023, NECA invites all qualified electrical professionals to discover new technologies, equipment, products, and solutions at this, the largest industry event in all of North America.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. SPOKANE COUNTY, WA: REGIONAL SITE CERTIFICATION.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. Iowa, Oklahoma, California and Kansas fill out the top five, respectively.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. BREAKING NEW GROUND IN IOWA. To achieve certification, sites go through a rigorous review process. States across the U.S. The outcome?

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States.

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