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The History of the Straw Bale Revival with Matts Myhrman

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I was teaching geology in Tucson at the time and living in a house that functioned miserably in the Tucson climate. There was a little squib in there about a couple, Steve and Nina MacDonald, who were building a straw bale house in Hilo, New Mexico. It was an octagonal house with a sand floor with rugs put over it.

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

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Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Completion is scheduled for August 2013 and the project is currently aiming for LEED Silver certification.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Qualifying businesses are eligible to receive an accelerated, 10-year state income tax depreciation deduction, a sales tax exemption for equipment and materials purchased from the date of the project’s certification until three months after the facility is completed, and a 10-year ad valorem tax exemption. Reilly Industries, Inc.,

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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

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billion, first-of-its-kind collaboration housed at the CNSE’s Albany NanoTech complex. CNSE] houses the most advanced clean rooms, tools and equipment, as well as next generation tools that are still several years from making it out into industry,” said Steve Janack, CNSE vice president for marketing and communications.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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The facility houses three dozen industrial robots and features an automated welding lab and an automated manufacturing line that operates to the strains of “Sweet Home Alabama.”. Tom Corbett gear-housing assemblies during a tour of ASI Technologies Inc. Assembler Okie Kozminski shows Gov.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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It provides training in specific technologies, computer skills, safety certification, leadership, management and team building. It houses established, world-renowned companies, but also the innovative startups that keep an economy vibrant and attract top investors. With these factors, a competitive incentive just seals the deal.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Twice voted one of the “best places to live in New Jersey” by Money magazine, Cumberland County offers affordable housing, an economical business location to excellent highways and rail service, a competitive regulatory climate and an abundance of beautiful natural resources, unspoiled towns and villages and picturesque scenery.