Business Facilities

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defense contractor KBR will expand its operations in Huntsville, AL with a new headquarters facility and more than 160 additional jobs as it taps the talent pool in Alabama’s “Rocket City.”. Its in-depth portfolio spans defense modernization; military, civil and commercial space; intelligence; cyber; advanced logistics; and base operations.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 9, 2020

The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications. The accuracy of cost estimates in the early phases varies within an expected range that spans from -100% to +200% ” “Using the results of this study, various commercial entities (e.g.,

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

James Clark School of Engineering and the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC)—will be to develop and attract private investment and commercialize clean energy innovations and deployment solutions in Maryland. Innovation centric. Army installations, celebrating 100 years of technological innovation. Larry Hogan, with Lt.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 6, 2016

They’re having a major impact on everything from homeland security, maritime search and rescue, and precision agriculture to environmental monitoring, which has inspired Insitu to open a new facility focused on the commercial UAS industry at Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville, MS. The 23-person office is located at the Ralph E.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 27, 2016

Michigan has a rich history of innovation, a skilled workforce, and leading academic institutions prepared to engage in the emerging public UAS space. Unmanned aerial systems represents a new industry with great economic potential for commercial and defense sectors, and Michigan is in position to play a major role in the emerging market.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

is significant because it is widely suggested, just as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is now standard practice in nearly every commercial real estate transaction in this country, that in the future the same will be true of a resilience assessment. Up to 20 AC Credits can be awarded for creative thinking and innovative techniques.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 26, 2023

How do we transform to become more data-centric? Whether you are an owner, planner, designer, builder, supplier, operator, start-up entrepreneur, or big-company innovator, you need to pay attention to the smallest details and listen to the weakest signals to create or transform. What do we need to do to prepare for the future?

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

is significant because it is widely suggested, just as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is now standard practice in nearly every commercial real estate transaction in this country, that in the future the same will be true of a resilience assessment. Up to 20 AC Credits can be awarded for creative thinking and innovative techniques.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 6, 2014

President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Innovative partnerships among state, regional and local partners, including higher education campuses. Learn more about Louisiana’s innovative solutions at OpportunityLouisiana.com. By the BF Staff.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. The end of the Iraq war and the impending end of the U.S.

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Business Facilities

JULY 18, 2014

The addition of a major player like Airbus is a great testament to the pivotal role CCAM plays as a centerpiece of Virginia’s efforts to promote R&D and technology commercialization, and contribute to a growing Virginia economy. Airbus is a global leader in advanced manufacturing and a pioneer in applying forward-thinking innovation.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 15, 2013

Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. By Jenny Vickers.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2023

We do commercial construction, pretty much anything vertical. Half of our business is in healthcare, our specialty, and the rest is commercial: schools, park decks, and any other type of vertical construction. My challenge is to get people to drop their defenses a little bit in the name of productivity.

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

With a diverse population and innovation-driving ecosystem, Atlanta offers a wide range of opportunities for technology companies looking to do business in the U.S. BlackRock chose the region for its new Innovation Hub comprised of 1,000 jobs. Metro Atlanta, home to 15 Fortune 500 companies, has become a red-hot tech hub.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Residential and light commercial builders alike are looking for a more advanced way to protect their structures as they battle to stay ahead of weather, time and labor challenges. An integrated WRB/AB provides a critical line of defense against the elements. Georgia-Pacific ForceField. Keep Builds on Schedule.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

But the largest owner of green buildings (also the owner of the most LEED certified buildings) the Department of Defense has largely taken itself out of this discussion with a waiver that provides, Department of Defense prohibits the sharing of metered data with private entities, such as USGBC. A claim pending against a major U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 23, 2013

a lunar resource company, has announced the opening of a Propulsion Development Facility in Huntsville, Alabama, that will be key to landing the world’s first commercial spacecraft on the Moon. “Tim is an avid inventor, entrepreneur, innovator, engineer and educator,” said Moon Express CEO, Bob Richards.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. Mobile landed a crown jewel of the commercial aircraft sector with Airbus’ decision to put its A320 final assembly line in the city.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Creative work” is not exclusive to the arts; creative services are among the many job roles that support nearly any commercial/business enterprise, e.g. a graphic designer is an artist employed by a manufacturer. Commercial Service Offices. Is the state expanding its programs to support entrepreneurship?

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Michigan Defense Education Detroit 41

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 16, 2022

Subcontractors are always on the defensive when it comes to rework, which they must mitigate and reduce as much as possible. Extracker’s mission is to create financial transparency between commercial construction companies. Construction: An Industry of Innovation, an Evolutionary Turning Point .

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Having steadily grown our business since 1997, we’ve continuously expanded our technical engineering competencies to meet the dynamic needs of our commercial and government customers. GTS, which provides advanced engineering solutions for defense, homeland security, and related U.S. Photo: Terry McAuliffe via Twitter).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. However, defense companies face an uncertain 2013. By BF Staff. billion in operating profit.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Gogo, an in-flight connectivity company, will move its corporate headquarters and commercial aviation business to Chicago, IL. Gogo is currently headquartered in Itasca, IL, and its commercial aviation business is located in Itasca as well. Posted by Heidi Schwartz .

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 17, 2016

The investment comes on the heels of the $600 million Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation announced in July 2015 by Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Rochester-region facility at Canal Ponds. Two leading photonics companies, Avogy and Photonica, will invest $1.6

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The announcement was made prior to a demonstration of the first phase of the UTM Corridor in operation, a breakthrough infrastructure asset intending to unlock beyond-visual-line-of-sight commercial operations. Brinker, interim President and CEO of the NUAIR Alliance.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2017

tech sectors and even in our distracted and barely functioning federal government, which assumed that outdated security restrictions preventing China from purchasing obvious defense-related technology—think missile-guidance systems—also would deter the PRC from grabbing the crown jewels of our most-recent high-tech breakthroughs.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 5, 2016

A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 30, 2014

Innovative programs like IMCP encourage American communities to work together to craft strong, clear, strategic plans to attract manufacturing investment and jobs to transform themselves into globally competitive commercial hubs.”.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Donghee America will locate at the corner of Innovation Drive and Riley Street in the Auburn Technology Park West. Donghee America is a great fit for Auburn’s industrial community and will bring innovation and high-tech jobs to our economy. Site preparation for the project began in early March. Chairman D.H. Moon Express, Inc.,

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In addition to working closely with its members, Greenprint continues to collaborate with its innovation partners Arup, Deutsche Bank, Gensler, Johnson Controls and Lutron. It also is strengthening its ongoing collaborative efforts with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the London Better Buildings Partnership.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 25, 2013

is experiencing a reshoring of manufacturing, while innovation and technology are helping to bridge the gap between leading-edge research and product development. Another vital component to this revival is technological innovation. The Obama Administration has made advancing an innovative manufacturing agenda a major priority.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Managing pandemic disruptions and getting projects over the finish line has required a well-tempered balance of leadership, creativity, and innovation to solve incredibly challenging problems. With his forward-thinking mindset, he continually explores innovative ideas and processes. Nima is no stranger to BIM. Katy Johnson.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Most recently, the state supported a major expansion of BioFire Diagnostics, whose innovations in molecular diagnostics are helping propel Utah into its future life sciences economy. UTAH FAST FACTS. Population (2011 Est.): 2,817,222. Largest Cities (2011): Salt Lake City, 189,899; West Valley City, 131,942; Provo, 115,321;? CAPTIONS: p.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 30, 2017

The Granite Ridge Development District: The creation of the Granite Ridge Development District, a 913-acre commercial and entertainment zone, involved policy changes as well as active investment attraction. The city rezoned the acreage for maximum density and favorable construction conditions beneficial to commercial developers.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 13, 2014

PIT sits on 12,900 acres (making it the fourth-largest airport by land in the nation, behind only Denver International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Orlando International Airport) and has the longest commercial aircraft runways in Pennsylvania at 11,500 feet. Mid Atlantic Fracking'

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