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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

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Modeled after laws in New York, Chicago, and the District of Columbia, this bill is designed to work with the County’s recently enacted PACE program to create market based incentives for building owners to increase energy efficiency. The County Council in all Democrat and very Blue.

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Separated at Birth

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beltways) that permit motorists to avoid driving through the heart of major cities. DC now is moving forward with a $1.3-billion The Interstate Highway System transformed America, opening up millions of square miles for development and essentially creating the suburban lifestyle of the second half of the 20th century.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The other states scored below 50, with half of them struggling to get past 25.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Located an hour from Washington, DC’s biotech corridor and less than 30 minutes from well-known national biodefense resource Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD, Washington County is an affordable place to do business with close proximity to local metropolitan areas. Youngstown, OH: Exports Engine.

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Amazonia, USA

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” If that’s the main criteria for HQ2, permit us to point out that you can reach 80 percent of the U.S. Here’s a brief snippet of the deep-think that went into their selections: they noted that Atlanta, which topped the list, is “within a two-hour flight from 80 percent of the U.S. population.”

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