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New Report Illuminates Global Work Opportunities, Disruptions

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Workers everywhere will be affected by accelerating disruptions to the world of work—yet people in different economic positions will be impacted in very different ways, according to The Futures of Work , a groundbreaking new report from Foresight Alliance, a Washington DC-based foresight consultancy.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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million homes that are accessible to low-income renters. Nationwide, 60% of all workers earn less than what’s required to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to a June report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which also cited the shortage of affordable housing.

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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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Respondents were particularly positive about the prospects for equity capital from foreign investors, institutional investors and private equity funds, as well as debt from insurance companies, mezzanine lenders, and issuers of commercial mortgage-backed securities. real estate advisory practice leader, PwC.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Conceptual layout of the Social Security Administration’s new data center in Urbana. The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are collaborating to design and construct the SSA’s new National Support Center in Urbana, MD. By Jonathan Sanders.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 We have low costs of doing business, our corporate income tax rate is the lowest in New England, the quality of life is high and cost of living is relatively low.”. billion in venture capital funding which has given rise to a multitude of promising new companies. and Denver.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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billion in corporate federal income taxes and $4.1 billion in state and local income taxes in 2014, a $1.5 Additionally, individual income taxes paid totaled $23.9 Atlantic County, NJ borders the Jersey Shore and is less than an hour drive to Philadelphia, two hours to New York City and three hours to Washington, DC.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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focused on mobile, security and business operations software). 3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. But when the project failed to meet a critical year-end deadline to secure federal tax credits, its backers pulled out, leaving Cape Wind dead in the water.

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