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The New American Home 2023: A Haven on the Hill

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But in the mountains that surround the Las Vegas Valley, a quiet desert escape takes form where the ceaseless glow of the Sin City strip doesn’t reach. For instance, the southeast side of the property features an impressive rock outcropping, while the north side delivers a panoramic view of the Las Vegas Strip. “We

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A Week in the Life of LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

The largest project, developed by Atlanta based Industrial Developments International, was an 870,162 square foot speculative warehouse and distribution building in Olive Branch, Mississippi, at the Certified level LEED Core & Shell v2009. 3 are owned by non-profits, including the Las Vegas Mobster Museum and the Lancaster YMCA.

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2011 Construction Law Update Is Available

Best Practices Construction Law

One of the largest groups for construction lawyers is the American Bar Association's Forum on the Construction Industry. In the weeks leading up to to the Forum's 2012 annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada last month, a number of construction attorneys and I were feverishly reviewing submissions for Division 10's annual Construction Law Update.

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Crystal Ball 2014

Business Facilities

– Pope Francis visits Las Vegas during U.S. – Las Vegas Hilton says “anonymous patron” who won $100,000 on $2 bet New Orleans Saints would score 18 points in first quarter of Super Bowl has donated winnings to UN world hunger relief effort. tour, says “Who am I to judge?” Far West U.S.

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The Drone Age

Business Facilities

” In other words, the test sites will help FAA create federal regulations that will open the skies to a commercial drone industry that has the potential to become a growth sector worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming years. Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected?

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The Grand Rapids region is home to industry leaders in applied technology, sustainable practices and industrial design. The region has some of the nation’s largest industry concentrations in metals, plastics, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, production technology, automotive, office furniture and food processing.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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The success of that strategy, as well as a sincere and long-standing commitment to industry innovation, community service, the environment, and collaboration with local government—the upshot of which is a 90% customer satisfaction rating and $620.3 Local home builders are vital to our industry.