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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense.

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Green construction tips to make your facility environmentally friendly

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In addition, if owners can demonstrate that their building will use less water over the lifespan of the building, they can save money before construction is even finished in the form of reduced sewer tap-in costs. In some jurisdictions, on-site water recycling is permitted. Reusing water is also possible.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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The state is providing $120 million in incentives for upfront expansion costs such as utilities and site preparation. In 2012, CSX Transportation named Edgecombe County’s Kingsboro “mega site” one of its “CSX Select Sites.” Now, the 1,300-acre rail served site is ready-to-go and the only CSX Select Site in North Carolina.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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Rail service is available throughout the County, with direct access at several sites and industrial parks. Many shovel ready sites are available in Oswego County. Within the industrial parks, all sites have utilities and other necessary infrastructure in place. Future expansion includes the development of an inland port.

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Less Is More In New England

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Rochester Public Works has multiple new road, water and sewer improvement projects that will support existing and continued growth in commercial and industrial development. As this new facility rises and the final steel beam is put in place, we’ll see new activity at the site on Ocean State Drive. Photo: Quonset Development Corp.).

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. To qualify for either the credit or the exemption, a business must meet detailed requirements concerning site location and employee qualifications.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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The other front was for the real estate community to stop playing defense against entitlement processes, development standards, and zoning procedures that varied widely from city to city within the Salt Lake Valley. Just ask the local sewer district sued by the Coalition that eventually refunded $35 million of overcharged impact fees.