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The Drone Age

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30, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the six locations it had selected to be government-sanctioned test sites for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), a.k.a. ” In the past year, 645 drone test flights were conducted at the NUAIR-managed test site in Rome, a tenfold increase from the year before.

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6 showcase hotel construction projects

The Korte Company

Our crews returned from mandatory evacuation to a damage-free job site. Lee, Virginia. But the grand design came with some roadblocks, so we sat down with the Army to develop a design that would suit the site, meet the base’s lodging needs and save time and money. Lee Army Lodge – Ft.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Rounding out the top five in Best Business Climate are Virginia, which is luring major government contractors to relocate their headquarters to the state (Northrop made the move, and VA is courting Lockheed); Florida, where Gov. Virginia maintained its leadership in our Economic Growth Potential category with a second-place finish.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The plant is expected to provide roughly 1,500 jobs on-site and support 1,500 more among area suppliers. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. The arrival of SolarCity, the country’s leading rooftop solar installer, was brought about by incentives worth about $750 million. Andrew Cuomo.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g., For more information, please visit this link.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Types of Capital Credit projects include: New Project or Expansion Project: Consists of new investment at a new site in Alabama, or new investment that will expand the capacity and the number of employees at an existing facility. The law allows more than one project on the same site.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Worked at client sites as a Field Surveyor documenting as-built construction, occupancy, protection and exposure as it pertains to the real property insurance industry.

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