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NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Toolkit to Combat the Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

October is Careers in Construction month, and NAHB has resources to help members promote careers in the skilled trades. Open construction jobs stand at 321,000, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And those unfilled positions are a barrier to new residential construction and housing affordability.

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Toolkit to Combat the Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

October is Careers in Construction month, and NAHB has resources to help members promote careers in the skilled trades. Open construction jobs stand at 321,000, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And those unfilled positions are a barrier to new residential construction and housing affordability.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

Pro Builder

There is no debt on it, no equipment on it, and it gives a lot more flexibility and optionality within the portfolio.”. . There is no perfect panacea in one energy source,” said Bill Owens, founder and president of Owens Construction , in Worthington, Ohio, in a recent webinar sponsored by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). “It

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

After all, during his absence, Ivory Homes had strengthened its place as Utah’s No. 1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. Maybe now was the right time to step back, to perhaps even cash out.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The TNECD website summarizes Tennessee’s approach to business climate with this credo: “We believe in high expectations, low debt and a pro-business regulatory environment. Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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A retreat in the public markets in 2011 resulted in overall financing levels that are back to those seen in 2008, reflecting the continuing struggles of the Eurozone countries over the sovereign debt of some member countries. The biopharmaceutical facility was constructed with an investment of 65 million Euros. Other (11 percent).

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State by State Incentives Guide

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It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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