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The Top 5 Surveyor Posts of 2017

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Nearly 2000 people gathered in Portland, Oregon, to learn, network, and share best practices. For instance, forgetting to schedule regular safety trainings and not having enough water on-site to keep crews hydrated are problems you can easily remedy, or better yet, avoid with a little planning. 5 Cool Bridges You May Not Have Heard Of.

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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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The City of Columbus partnered with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Columbus 2020, Experience Columbus, and local stakeholders to submit an application to DOT earlier this year. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Ohio.

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Race to a Smart Future

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The finalists, announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) tech and music fest, are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Portland’s concept is called “Ubiquitous Mobility for Portland” (UB Mobile PDX). Please select an option! View Results Hide Results.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Val Hale, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

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I’ll also highlight startups like Homie, a peer-to-peer real estate marketplace designed to save clients thousands of dollars in commission fees. Last year, the Utah Film Commission and Utah Digital Entertainment Network hosted the first Digital Content Creators MeetUp in order to engage and promote the creative talent in new platforms.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Van Hale, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

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I’ll also highlight startups like Homie, a peer-to-peer real estate marketplace designed to save clients thousands of dollars in commission fees. Last year, the Utah Film Commission and Utah Digital Entertainment Network hosted the first Digital Content Creators MeetUp in order to engage and promote the creative talent in new platforms.

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Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s new and controversial Olympic National Stadium

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The original stadium commissioned for the new national stadium was won by Zaha Hadid, the late Anglo-Iraqi architect, but after a public uproar over its extravagant cost, and the fact that the coveted project was awarded to a foreigner, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, was forced to overturn the decision in 2015. Photo: Getty Images.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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In addition, businesses that qualify for technology zone grants will receive reimbursements up to 100 percent of the cost for building permits and site plan review permits for the property subject to technology zone grants. Source: Texas Workforce Commission). In October 2015, the Texas Workforce Commission announced the award of a $1.7