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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

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Across the country in Los Angeles, Skanska is involved in the massive expansion efforts at LAX. In Philadelphia, the new baggage claim building received LEED® Gold Certification. This project will greatly improve the airport’s roadway network by creating an easier to navigate and more user-friendly airport experience.

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Tapping LA’s Rooftop Solar Potential Could Benefit City’s Most Disadvantaged Communities

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The report finds that expanding the program to 600 megawatts will help Los Angeles achieve a state mandate to generate a third of its energy from renewable resources by 2020. Areas identified as “hot spots” include the San Fernando Valley, Downtown Los Angeles and the region surrounding the Port ofLos Angeles.

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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity. Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity. Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Education • MBA, Leadership Concentration, Liberty University • BA, Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Postbaccalaureate Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University. Akel Homes. Delray Beach, Fla. .

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Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building

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Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 California: Los Angeles Convention Center Recertification; LEED Gold. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute awarded LEED Gold certification.

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New Report Examines How To Create Manufacturing Jobs

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Up-skilling high school students with expanded technology and engineering certification programs – All students should have the opportunity to acquire a certified technical skill before graduating high school. Support for the Milstein Symposium is provided through the Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation and Emigrant Bank.