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Rhode Island goes for LEED for Neighborhood Development and SITES

Green Building Law Update

The State of Rhode Island is expanding its longstanding Green Buildings Act adding built landscapes to the list of public projects that must be built to recognized green building standards. Green Building Council associated Green Business Certification Inc. acquired and relaunched the SITES v2 rating system on June 10, 2015.

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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The updated Rhode Island incentives guide is brought to you by Real Street Expo , a new event sponsored by Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager magazines. For a list of Rhode Island economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide.

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Why You Can’t Hire Your Way Out

Construction Business Owner

Centralize certifications for performance management, career planning and compliance processes. Improve productivity and engagement through employee training. . Vice President of Business Development . . Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Social Image.

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Design-Build sets the standard for modern military lodging

The Korte Company

Big or small, construction projects require the management of too many moving parts to count. That’s the case with the new Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS) completed in late 2018 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. Built with energy efficiency in mind, the site earned LEED Silver certification upon its completion.

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The number of STEM degrees and certificates conferred at state system colleges and universities reach a record high in the last academic year with more than 6,000 students receiving degrees and certificates in STEM disciplines, a 28-percent increase over the last five years.”. Another statewide utility, Public Service Co.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. Every state in the nation is struggling with the critical need to repair and replace dilapidated infrastructure.

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Train 'em | From the Mechanical Underground

Contractor Magazine

Fleet Management. Management Best Practices. Project Management. Coinciding with the recent opening of the Taco Innovation and Design Center, I recently caught up with John Barba, contractor training & trade program manager, Taco Inc., It's an important element in keeping those jobs in Rhode Island and in the U.S.