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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

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Lab testing and modeling confirmed that most homes up to 4,200 square feet in climate zones 3–5 could be adequately conditioned with 3-inch-diameter smooth ductwork. Throughout 2020, Rheia worked with several home builders to install the system in 13 homes in different climate zones, including Baltimore, Indianapolis, Orlando, Fla.,

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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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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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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). Hendricks County is adjacent to the Indianapolis International Airport’s extensive international air cargo resources, including a FedEx hub and dedicated Cargolux service to Europe.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones. The city has adopted three NH Economic Revitalization Zones, offering corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Qualifying businesses in the corridor can apply for Next Michigan real and personal property tax abatements and tax-free Renaissance Zones. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones. Both create opportunity to support expanded export and import activity. Hoosier Energy and Logistics: Perfect Together.

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other

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Before launching True Homes , Horner and Boyce left CP Morgan, once Indianapolis’ market leader, and with partner Dave Cuthbertson spent a year planning to build a company that embraced the notion that all people have dignity. For Lyncel Earley, senior HR manager, it was pursuing a professional certification. Leadership on Display.

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True to Itself: True Homes' Purpose-Driven Company Culture Is Like No Other

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Before launching True Homes , Horner and Boyce left CP Morgan, once Indianapolis’ market leader, and with partner Dave Cuthbertson spent a year planning to build a company that embraced the notion that all people have dignity. For Lyncel Earley, senior HR manager, it was pursuing a professional certification. Leadership on Display.