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There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

Green Building Law Update

Ignorance is not a defense. And that does not include forced prison labor, including for example the widely reported Chinese prison labor-derived nails that entered the United States.). Green building has only very recently begun to emphasize the social equity component of the triple bottom line.

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Modern Slavery Exists and We Must Stop It Now

Green Building Law Update

(That shockingly large number does not include forced prison labor, including forESG example the widely reported Chinese prison labor-derived nails that entered the United States.). “To Green building has never emphasized the social equity component of the triple bottom line.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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They have to pitch in and get involved because they all realize that we won’t have sustainable economic growth if housing is too expensive here.”. Evolving Sustainability . His passion for seeing local home builders succeed and sustain is part of the DNA that drives his company. BamCore: Bamboo As a Lumber Substitute?

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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Healthcare and biotechnology are among the key technologies that have been identified as being important for the future sustainable development of the Luxembourg economy. In the Lone Star State, a University of Texas spinoff company has pulled in $2 million to test a new technique for culturing non-embryonic stem cells.

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