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Fannie Mae Interest Rate Break on Green Building

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The exciting news in residential green building is that the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is providing incentives, including lower interest rates for multifamily properties with a green building certification. The property must possess a valid, current third party green building certification.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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It is important to Utah to keep homegrown companies in the state while also recruiting new companies domestically and internationally. It provides training in specific technologies, computer skills, safety certification, leadership, management and team building. The USBDC operates in partnership with the U.S.

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QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits | ENR.

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New York City building permits are sprouting up with QR codes that instantly unlock vast amounts of project information. Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri thought of it, and so far, New York City may be the only city doing it, experts say, although they believe the idea will spread to other cities soon.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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Situated in Upstate New York, Oswego County is located centrally to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. Students can further their careers by earning another stackable certificate or working toward an associates or even a bachelor’s degree. and New York City.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Additionally, the four county-wide economic development partners can assist companies not eligible for Next Michigan with other incentives, financing, workforce hiring and training, site selection, lean implementation, and marketing including government procurement. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones.

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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

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The semiconductor industry has been a key driver to the revitalization of upstate New York’s “Tech Valley”—a 19-county region of eastern New York State that spans from just south of Montreal to just north of New York City.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Google's reception area in Bakery Square in the Steel City. tech hubs, Silicon Valley, Boston, New York City and other areas certainly come to mind. However, technology companies are realizing that to be truly global, they need to tap innovation at more locations and in new high-growth markets.