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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

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The construction industry is also dealing with what has been a 25-year erosion of vocational training and in-school programs, as well as some bitter critics from within its own ranks who effectively shrink the pool of (mostly younger) workers by dissuading them from considering construction jobs as an avenue to job security and fulfillment.

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Hello Atlanta!

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From Philly to San Diego, Denver to this year's location in Atlanta, the NAA's marquee event combines amazing local flair, activities, and entertainment with the latest technologies, trends, thought leadership, and best practices from across the multifamily industry. Hello Atlanta!

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). Air Force Research Laboratory for several years, the City purchased the facility in 2014, renamed it, and retained its high security protocols. After leasing the U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 is on track to open its first Amazon Robotics facility in Colorado, bringing over 1,500 new jobs to the Metro Denver region. The Gateway Center will be certified to security standards required to support vital national security missions. Amazon.com, Inc.

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Federal Facilities – Implementation of Energy Savings Projects and Performance-Based Contracting for Energy Savings

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b) Consistent with section 432 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. b) The head of an agency may exempt particular facilities from the provisions of this memorandum where doing so is in the interest of national security. b) “energy savings performance contract” (ESPC), as authorized by 42 U.S.C.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The Alliance has a strong partnership with Broward County’s Workforce One employment center, securing nearly $1 million state and local training assistance for 1,107 employees in local companies. Port Everglades, the 12 th largest cargo port in the U.S. Oswego County is experiencing a growth spurt in the food processing sector.

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Margaret Whelan on How Capital Is Fueling Innovation

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After failing to secure capital with another advisor, he convinced Whelan to take him on as a client, and she brokered a $45-million deal with Louisiana-Pacific to buy half of the off-site construction manufacturer before it had recorded any revenue. For example, Oakwood Homes, in Denver, already had its own turnkey factory.