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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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That meant proximity to transit, jobs, schools, retail, public access to parks and recreation, and other social infrastructure. The community will be home to offices, schools, services such as daycare, and retail/dining. He found the most successful ones had a sense of community that went beyond the buildings.

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Washington Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Collateral Support Program (CSP): The CSP can help small businesses secure bridge loans of up to 18 months including SBA 504 bridge financing. Qualifying counties are those counties with an unemployment rate at least 20% higher than the statewide rate based on a three year average published by the Employment Security Department.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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In most cases, these office-to-residential incentives are necessary to offset the other economic forces at play, DC Managing Principal Barbara Mullenex says. Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.” Office buildings are worth more” than residential as income generators, she explains.

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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. NJEDA previously invested in four Edison Partners funds. The power industry is in transition. Top-ranked California, second-place finisher Illinois and no.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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national security concern has been reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Nebraska is the only all public power state in the country, which means wind resources in the state must be sold to Nebraska utilities which have all of the retail customers in the state. Ever since the oil shocks of the 1970s, a primary U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership that secured the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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00 43 13 Bid Security Form. 00 73 63 Security Requirements. 01 35 53 Security Procedures. 01 56 33 Temporary Security Barriers. 01 56 36 Temporary Security Enclosures. 01 86 33 Electronic Safety and Security Performance Requirements. 01 35 53 Security Procedures. 01 56 33 Temporary Security Barriers.