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New England’s Regional Defense Industry Collaboration

Business Facilities

million grant from the department of defense, will coordinate the growth of defense-related business across the six-state region. Read: New England’s Regional Defense Industry Collaboration at BusinessFacilities.com. The new organization, funded with a $1.5-million

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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules

BD+C

A secure entry vestibule is a small space that leads into the school building or main office. Though the design of a secure entry vestibule can vary, the main intent stays the same: to improve a school’s ability to control access into the building. A vestibule’s ability to provide such defense is twofold.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. « Arbitrators award attorneys fees, contract notwithstanding | Main.

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The Secret Sauce to Protecting Construction Profits  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Lack of visibility Disconnects between the office and the field mean construction executives often have limited data and insights into budget, safety, and quality make it difficult to make critical project and business decisions. ” Clearly, technology can enormously influence your projects’ productivity and profitability.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

Business Facilities

According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

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2022 NHQA Winners: 3 Home Builders Committed to Better Business and Operational Excellence

Pro Builder

They told me we were going to identify some problem areas and that we’d get defensive about them and try to hide them from the judges,” he says. In fact, a blank application had been hanging on a wall in the “war room” of Creative’s office in Woodbury, Minn., Navy submarine officer before becoming a home builder. since 2015.

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Insurance for Electricians: What It Covers & Why You May Need It

Levelset

Customer slip and fall: A homeowner visiting your office for advice may slip on a wet or icy surface. GL helps pay medical costs and defense costs if a lawsuit arises. Places you perform work Certain areas where you complete jobs might be considered riskier than a private residence or main street commercial business.