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FAA Grants Commercial Drone Permit to Vermont Startup

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The drones will be primarly used on "construction projects that need constant documentation, whether it's a bridge project or a large commercial building that's going up that needs to be managed from a building information standpoint," said AirShark’s Jon Burdreski.

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FAA Grants First Commercial Drone Permit to Vermont Startup

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The drones will be primarly used on "construction projects that need constant documentation, whether it's a bridge project or a large commercial building that's going up that needs to be managed from a building information standpoint," said AirShark’s Jon Burdreski.

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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

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Environmental laws provide the backbone for permitting and reporting requirements on construction projects, while a wide variety of state and municipal laws impose even stricter rules. NPDES permits are issued by states that have obtained EPA approval to issue permits or by EPA Regions in states without such approval.

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#68:? Energy Code Compliance

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As with RSA 155-D, the 2009 IECC -- the version currently in effect in New Hampshire -- has different rules for residential and commercial buildings. But neither an application form nor a design professional’s certification of compliance with energy code requirements is now part of our law for commercial buildings. Section 103.1

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Less Is More In New England

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The Vermont Department of Labor reported the state’s March 2017 unemployment rate was 3 percent, whereas it was 3.3 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.

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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

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These areas are not only conducting advanced semiconductor manufacturing, design and commercialization, bat are training workers for jobs that can compete on a global scale. In the Rochester area, CNSE’s Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center (STC) offers state-of-the-art capabilities for MEMS fabrication and packaging. “If

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The report cited several utilities as frontrunners in the push for grid modernization, including CenterPoint and Oncor in Texas; Duke Energy in North Carolina; Con Ed in New York; and Green Mountain Power in Vermont. Now—fingers crossed—the word from Panama is that the expanded Canal is “96 percent complete.” for the first time.

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