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Miami Beach’s New Green Building Tax

Green Building Law Update

Some years ago an ordinance enacted by the City of Miami Beach received accolades across the globe when it protected endangered sea turtles that nest on the beaches of Miami Beach, by “restricting artificial lighting and other activities that disorient turtle hatchlings, causing them to crawl toward land rather than toward the ocean.”.

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Miami-Dade Reaches Deal to Build New Ship Terminal

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Royal Caribbean Cruises and Miami-Dade County announced Tuesday night that they have reached a deal to build one of the biggest, a new state-of-the-art cruise terminals in the country at PortMiami. The Miami-Dade County Commission will vote on the agreement on July 6 before it becomes final.

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Turkey Point Water Accord May Not End Pollution Worries

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and the Miami-Dade County Commission to work together to address hypersaline groundwater pollution from FPL’s Turkey Point nuclear plant may be too little, too late to resolve pollution concerns. An agreement between Florida Power & Light Co.

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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. The proposed requirement is a first anywhere except in California where there are only a very few locales with a similar mandate.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the USA

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Introduction to Top Construction companies in the USA. Construction is one of the biggest and fastest-growing sectors and a great contributor to the economical development of the United States of America. The United States of America is known for the largest construction market in all over the world. Turner Construction.

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Florida: A Million Miles For A Million Jobs In The Sunshine State

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said Lynda Weatherman, president & CEO, Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, who welcomed the governor. TQL IS EXPANDING IN MIAMI. Total Quality Logistics (TQL), one of the largest freight-brokerage firms in the country, will be expanding in Miami and creating 75 jobs over the next three years.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Eldor is expected to begin construction shortly on its 250,000-square-foot facility, which will sit on 53 acres in the sprawling Greenfield industrial park located off U.S. The Miami-based IT company opened its first data center building on a 30-acre campus off McDevitt Drive in Culpeper in 2008. Source: Texas Workforce Commission).