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Panic, carnage and patience: Steps to take to manage and win with risk and reward in business and marketing

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This touches on how big a mortgage to allow and whether you personally have secured your business debt. There is a reason many very wealthy and shady individuals keep their primary residence in Florida — because of that state’s homesteading rules.). It also may relate to local or state rules. Never stop marketing.

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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

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The fact is, many home builders still own too much land on their balance sheets, a risk heightened by the current health crisis. . Reducing Land Risk. The current health crisis is giving way to a similar scenario and once again exposing the risks of owning too much land inventory. .

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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Notably, Babcock’s solar power is a cooperative venture with Florida Power & Light (FPL), the statewide utility that has historically relied on natural gas, coal, oil, and nuclear power to generate electricity for roughly 4.9 Solar trees at Florida's Babcock Ranch, where sustainability is built into the infrastructure.

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Pro Builder

But home sales are now forecast to decline 15% , and if product doesn’t sell, deciding whether to hold on price or to discount is a balancing act for builders between being too hasty and being denied an opportunity to realize a margin or being late and getting saddled with too much risk. “If When consultant Mark Hodges was working with K.

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HBI President Ed Brady’s Call to Action to Solve the Construction Industry’s Labor Shortage

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It is one of the greatest challenges right now in our industry,” said Fowke, a Florida custom builder. And then we have to really go out and educate young people in this country that [construction] is a good career path, as opposed to going to college and coming out with a lot of student loan debt. Economy Humming.

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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. VC Funds Flowing Into Florida Bio Initiatives. One bright spot is that, similar to the U.S., Pat Roberts. “We

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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“Shovel-ready certification is becoming popular nationally,” said John Rhodes, a leading national site-location consultant with Moran, Stahl & Boyer of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, who worked with the State of Minnesota on its Shovel Ready Program. We also have one of the best balance sheets in the country with a very low debt burden.

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