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Design-Build sets the standard for modern military lodging

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Big or small, construction projects require the management of too many moving parts to count. That’s the case with the new Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS) completed in late 2018 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. We’re immensely proud of the work we’ve completed for the Department of Defense.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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RHODE ISLAND THINKS BIG. Rhode Island has set its sights on becoming a top hub of innovation. Companies such as GE Digital, Finlays, Richard Branson’s Virgin Pulse and Johnson & Johnson already are establishing innovation labs and offices in Rhode Island, creating hundreds of new jobs.

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Less Is More In New England

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The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2017 was 4.3 Steven King, PE, the managing director of the Quonset Development Corp. I’m thrilled to see another business building here in Rhode Island.”. percent the same time in 2016.

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Crystal Ball 2016

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Rhode Island demands extra Congressional district when iceberg the size of Rhode Island breaks off Greenland ice shelf and floats into Narragansett Bay. Coney Island hot-dog eating contest requires contestants to send text messages while consuming weiners. Barry Bonds volunteers to be hitting coach of U.S.

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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Oklahoma has almost 56,000 square miles of shoreline along lakes, rivers and ponds (which hold enough water to fill an area larger than Rhode Island) and 167,000 miles of rivers and streams. Fallin’s energy blueprint also puts a strong emphasis on energy management and conservation. Another statewide utility, Public Service Co.

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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. Every state in the nation is struggling with the critical need to repair and replace dilapidated infrastructure.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (AIDT): State training program certified in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, the International Organization for Standardization Principle for Quality Management. It also provides certified manager training and supervisory and team leadership training. ARIZONA INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FUND: An $18.2

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