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Housing Development Over the Last Decade: Here Are the Markets With the Strongest Gains

Pro Builder

Texas metros saw the strongest development over the past decade, specifically in cities like Dallas and Houston, where strong job sectors and healthy regional economies gave way to growth in both the residential and commercial industries. Housing Markets. Market Data + Trends. Housing Markets.

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How To Select A Contractor For A Project

Construction Marketing

Whether your construction is a simple house upgrade or a commercial remodeling, a wrong contractor can frustrate your efforts and waste a lot of time, money and energy. For example, if you are looking to build a commercial retail and office space, it would probably be a bad idea to hire a contractor with a home improvement license only.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. A ground floor restaurant or retail space can further complicate a conversion, as new shafts and penetrations will need to be run through the building. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Respondents were particularly positive about the prospects for equity capital from foreign investors, institutional investors and private equity funds, as well as debt from insurance companies, mezzanine lenders, and issuers of commercial mortgage-backed securities. real estate advisory practice leader, PwC.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

Business Facilities

Within the sector, other local companies offer solutions for practical issues; for example, Truno is a leader in retail technology solutions for grocery stores, and Tyler Technologies produces software for more than 15,000 state and local governments. States across the U.S. Another industry making significant strides is manufacturing.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

The Korte Company

All he needed to do was confine his work to residential projects for two years before going commercial. It was mid-2005, and Las Vegas Division President Greg Korte was in hot pursuit of a retail development project he wanted badly. Our bassist flies in from Houston and the rhythm guitarist comes in from Dallas.”.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Texas’ commitment to growth through innovation is manifested in the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF), a grant program designed to expedite the development and commercialization of new technologies through partnerships between the state, higher education institutions, and private industry. LUBBOCK IS THE HUB CITY.

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