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Modern Slavery Exists and We Must Stop It Now

Green Building Law Update

million people are victims of forced labor around the globe according to estimates by the British government; more than there have been at any time in history. Green building has never emphasized the social equity component of the triple bottom line. Today more than 35.8 These modern enactments by government are only a small step.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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An estimated 38.4 Winrock International, from its Gold LEED rated headquarters, links individuals and communities with new ideas and technology to increase long-term productivity, equity and responsible resource management to benefit the poor and disadvantaged of the world. percent for the nation, according to U.S. Census figures.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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It will give $25 million to groups including the Detroit Land Bank Authority and the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force, which have begun a campaign to demolish most of the city’s estimated 78,000 vacant structures. Other allocations include $12.5 million for workforce training, $7 million for small-business assistance and $5.5

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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There are an estimated 4,000 bridges in PA rated structurally deficient.]. Navagant Research forecasts that the global SGaaS market, estimated at $1.7 defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. waters, generating an estimated 360-million megawatts of clean energy at full capacity.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

She’s part of various internal groups within the organization, including the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, and notably a board member on both the Connecting Women and Building PRIDE affinity groups. . She’s also skilled in design optimization, value engineering, and cost estimating.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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If those trends continued, Clark reckoned housing affordability in the Salt Lake metro area would follow the same path as California’s Silicon Valley, potentially creating an estimated shortage of 50,845 housing units in the Salt Lake market by 2044, according to a 2018 study by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. “We

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Companies must be less than 5-years old; have an annual payroll between $100,000 and $1 million; show proof of an equity investment of at least $250,000; pay at least 150 percent of the lesser of the state or county average hourly wage where the business is located; and meet requisite payroll thresholds. Employees must be Arkansas taxpayers.

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