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The Secret Sauce to Protecting Construction Profits  

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For one, market factors heavily influence labor and material expenses, making forecasts difficult and increasing the likelihood of overruns. Then there are the projects themselves, which are incredibly complex. Preconstruction Consider your preconstruction technology as your defensive strategy. design and preconstruction.

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Home Building by the Numbers

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The annual analysis, called the Comparative Financial and Operations Analysis (“Fin-Op” for short), draws from detailed information about various revenue, cost, and profit metrics provided anonymously by builders of varying sizes in different locations, serving as a benchmarking and forecasting tool for the company, builders, and the industry.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Ontario Unveils Plans To Achieve An Energy Balance

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The forecasted 2025 electricity production mix: 42 percent nuclear, 46 percent renewables, and 12 percent natural gas. Ontario is aiming to use Demand Response (DR) to meet 10% of peak demand by 2025, equivalent to approximately 2,400 megawatts (MW) under forecast conditions.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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CPRT will secure private financing for the residential building, which will also be an asset of the WMF. All play integral roles in the economy of a city that is forecasted to see increased activity in both freight and passenger traffic in the years ahead. The approximately $30.5 million), as well as $12.7

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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STATE FOCUS – Ohio: Slow And Steady

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Overall, reports indicate that Ohio’s economy is forecast to match the pace of the national recovery in the year to come but it’s possible that the following areas are on an even faster track. Government, finance, utilities and business leaders joined together as a team to welcome business with open arms. percent in 2013 and 6.7

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Its aluminum will supply the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. Peoria was recently ranked number seven on America’s 50 Best Cities to Live list from Yahoo Finance, and for good reason.