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Separated at Birth

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The planners of the Interstate Highway System focused on moving people across the country quickly, so the grid incorporated several ring roads (a.k.a. Columbus, OH recently completed a cap over a portion of I-670, creating new space for innovative urban development. DC now is moving forward with a $1.3-billion

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STATE FOCUS – Ohio: Slow And Steady

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Citing seasonally adjusted estimates, Jim Glassman advises that “Ohio will add almost 97,000 jobs between November 2012 and December 2013, bringing total nonfarm payroll employment to 5.29 the Regional Chamber won a $2 million Job Ready Site Grant for rail, road and bridge improvements at the OCC industrial site in Lordstown.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Union Pacific intermodal facility in Santa Teresa will provide increased service from Mexico by both road and rail, with established logistics parks that have rail spurs providing short-line railroad cross-docking services. New Mexico also is geographically well positioned to serve major markets in Mexico by both road and rail.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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It will give $25 million to groups including the Detroit Land Bank Authority and the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force, which have begun a campaign to demolish most of the city’s estimated 78,000 vacant structures. Other allocations include $12.5 million for workforce training, $7 million for small-business assistance and $5.5

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Columbus Property Management & Development, Inc. Hampton Roads Green Building Council. 4Clicks.com – Premier cost estimating and project management software for efficient construction project delivery – JOC – Job Order Contracting, SABER, IDIQ, IPD, SATOC, MATOC, MACC, POCA, BOA. Carroll Construction.

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Ohio Unveils Nearly $2.4 Billion in Building Projects in New Budget

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Columbus: Gov. The total includes $675 million for school repairs, about $450 million for colleges and universities, $369 million for road, bridge and related public works projects, $100 million in Clean Ohio funding for farmland, open spaces and related projects, and $574 million for state agencies'' capital needs.

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