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DOE’s Better Buildings Summit to be held in Cleveland, August 21-23

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Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Summit will be held in Cleveland this year from August 21-23. The event is an opportunity for design and construction professionals to explore and share innovative energy and water efficiency strategies, financing trends, and emerging technologies.

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

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Samsung recently announced it will invest nearly $4 billion dollars to expand and renovate its manufacturing plant, creating 600 new permanent jobs and 3,000 construction jobs. Biotech research spending has more than doubled in the region since the year 2000 and there are 12 new research facilities currently under construction.

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Modest Revenue Increases Continue Through Spring

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The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) serves as the leading economic indicator of construction activity, and reflects the approximate 9-12 month lag time between architecture billings, and actual construction spending. Multifamily housing unit construction increased across the board. Construction Marketing Ideas.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Ohio Launches Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program

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Largest Cities (2011): Columbus, 797,434; Cleveland, 393,806; Cincinnati, 296,223; Toledo, 286,038. Targeted Industries: Automotive, Aerospace, Energy, Information Technology, Finance, Biotechnology. has announced plans to construct a new state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly transmission control center in Akron, OH.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Several of our young leaders also took their family businesses to the next level by targeting 55+ buyers or streamlining selections so projects would move faster from contract to construction. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Horton, Denver. Itasca, Ill. Valparaiso, Ind.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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Banking, finance, communication, high technology, retail, manufacturing and agriculture are just some of the many industries prevalent in the Empire State. Novelis, in the Town of Scriba, is constructing a $208 million, 180,000-square-foot expansion which adds two new high performance aluminum finishing lines for automotive industry products.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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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. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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