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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

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The White House states that it will drive the creation of union jobs and help grow the economy in a sustainable way that makes sure all people, including under-represented communities get ahead for decades to come. In this article, we’re looking at the IIJA and its impact on opportunities for women in the industry.

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Paul Robinson on the Role of ConstructReach in Workforce Development 

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Pro Builder: Our readers are dealing with a chronic skilled labor shortage and contending with an aging construction workforce. PB: Are contractors and unions more open to being recruited and participating? We know you have union and non-union and we have to hear from both sides.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oregon Capital Access (CAP) Program: The CAP helps lenders (banks and credit unions) make more commercial loans to small businesses and provides capital for start-up or expansion. Debt and equity financing assistance. treasury Bills plus 1% APR (4% minimum APR); and a 1.5% loan origination fee. Advanced market research and analysis.

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Holidaymakers face six-month wait for travel refunds as airlines struggle to deal with colossal backlog of claims with £7billion owed to customers

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However, the number of cancelled trips means customers are waiting much longer as airlines struggle to deal with a colossal backlog of claims. ‘The Ryanair Airlines will shortly notify their trade unions about its restructuring and job loss programme, which will commence from July 2020.’ Will air travel get more expensive?

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Apple’s selection of Austin as the site for its new $304-million Operations Center was the Bronze Award winner in Business Facilities ’ 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding. Next to this, a number of Bavarian biotech companies receive grants by the European Union for their research and development projects. One recent investment was made by the biopharmaceutical company Union Chimique Belge (UCB).

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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But the majority of states are not ready to deal with the avalanche of data being generated by the new advanced metering infrastructure, Utility Dive reports. Arkansas EDC for the Equity Investment Tax Credit, a discretionary incentive targeted toward new, technology-based businesses paying wages in excess of the state or county average wage.

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