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City Of Santa Fe Earns Sustainability Certification

Business Facilities

The New Mexico city is only the second in the world to achieve LEED Gold status under the USGBC's more stringent LEED v4.1 Read: City Of Santa Fe Earns Sustainability Certification at BusinessFacilities.com. rating system.

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#81:  Women-Owned Small Businesses

NH Construction Law

Despite statutory changes in December of 2014 eliminating self-certification by WOSBs, thus far the SBA has continued to permit WOSBs to self-certify – but this is about to change under proposed regulations issued in May of this year. How much doing away with self-certification lessens the incidence of fraud remains to be seen.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

For a list of New Mexico economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Funding of grants is strictly based on the receipt of capital outlay funds appropriated by the New Mexico Legislature. LEDA funds are provided on a reimbursable basis only.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The updated New Mexico 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 New Mexico economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide.

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A renewable energy study published by Ernst & Young in February 2012 ranked New Mexico No. In the past year, New Mexico’s solar companies received a substantial growth in utility- and commercial-scale projects. Christian Hoepfner, scientific director at Fraunhofer CSE, in a news release.

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The History of the Straw Bale Revival with Matts Myhrman

Natural Building

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. If you ever have the chance when heading through Kingston, New Mexico, stay at the Black Range Lodge. And I thought, nah, that can’t be. The Black Range is a great place.

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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 . .