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Charlotte, N.C., Making Big Plans to Shape Its Future

ENR Construction

The city’s first comprehensive plan in 45 years and an ambitious infrastructure investment framework aim to guide the Queen City into the future.

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The need for coordination in residential high-rise construction

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Residential high-rise The Ellis in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is not just about layout—it is about how the structure, the living space, and the mechanical infrastructure intersect. and The Ellis in Charlotte, North Carolina. and The Ellis in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photos courtesy KTGY.

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PayPal Creating 400 Jobs In North Carolina

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will open a 400-job global operations center in Charlotte, NC. Skvarla welcome the company to Charlotte, NC. PayPal’s Charlotte operations center will employ a diverse set of workers including customer service, risk operations, engineering and technology and other staff. The center will yield a payroll impact of nearly $20.4

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Green Steel

Natural Building

According to Charlotte King, from INBAR, “The role of bamboo construction has never been more important. We know that around 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from infrastructure construction and operations. You can read the original article at www.ipsnews.net.

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Peak 10 Opens Third Raleigh Data Center

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National IT infrastructure and cloud services provider Peak 10, Inc. Gauci noted that Peak 10 had already signed on several new customers while the facility was under construction, and is currently installing their IT infrastructure and equipment. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Peak 10 operates 27 data centers in key U.S.

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Colliers International Predicts Moderate Growth For The Global Economy In 2014

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as Charlotte, Tampa, Indianapolis and Memphis.” Infrastructure Improvements and Urbanization in the Middle East: Middle Eastern economies will continue to see growth beyond the oil industry. “In the U.S., rising interest rates could drive up the cost of capital and encourage investors to turn to secondary markets, such.

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IAPMO CEO Testifies Before U.S. Senate on Securing Nation's.

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“Much is known about the needs of our aging water infrastructure and it is critically important that these issues be addressed,” he said. “According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, our water infrastructure rates a grade of D?minus Charlotte Pipe. Click here to see our story.