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Arkansas: Closing The Deal

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A steady stream of new and expanding business keeps Arkansas moving, backed by the Natural State's great quality of life.

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State Not County has Authority to Regulate Solar Farms

Green Building Law Update

Perennial Solar, LLC filed an application for a zoning special exception and variance to construct a solar panel farm in Washington County, Maryland. The Washington County Board of Zoning Appeals granted the relief requested. Perennial Solar, LLC , No.

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Rethinking building envelopes for climate-ready buildings

Construction Specifier

Will shifting the focus from the approach prescribed within the current codes and standards to a higher performance-based design and commissioning approach be the answer? Each building envelope deals with differences as unique as the climate region or zone it is constructed in.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. Each locality designs and administers its own program.

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Frontier Secure Growing In Virginia

Business Facilities

million loan to the Wise County Industrial Development Authority to secure the deal. The Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission approved $2 million in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds. VCEDA approved a $5.6

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Big fish and small fry in construction marketing

Construction Marketing Ideas

He had zoning maps set all around his office, in impressive form. This guy, I realized after “partnering” on a deal where I did all the work and he shared half the commission, talked the big talk but did little real work to justify his big fish dreams. Trouble is, he lived in a rented house, on a not-so-good street.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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TEF: MEGA “DEAL-CLOSING” FUND. His approval is required for every incentive grant handed out by the Texas Enterprise Fund, The governor likes to call the TEF his “deal-closing” program, enabling Texas to compete with incentives offered by other states, on a project-by-project basis. Texas is undertaking a $6.8-billion

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