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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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FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth

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A white paper recently released by the Kauffman Foundation finds that Kansas City and other areas viewed as “new” startup high-tech hubs actually are benefitting from many years of nurturing a local culture of entrepreneurship. Cheyenne, Denver and Colorado Springs all made the list’s top 10. Photo: Rockymountaininnosphere.org.).

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4BT OpenCost(TM) Local Market Granular Cost Data an RSmeans Alternative?

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4 Supported by secure cloud technology and information management practices (NIST, CMMC LvL 3 compliant) enabling Program, Project, Proposal, Estimate, Workorder, Document, and Issues/Task Mangement, and more. For example, Estes (2016) found that for a slab-on-grade foundation assembly with 0.1 Million datapoints updated quarterly. #3

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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“We have an abundance of resources and, in particular, access to talent which is really impactful when you think about leading commercialization in technology as well as providing a foundation for companies to be able to draw their own workforces.”. Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 Amazon.com, Inc.

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Housing's Now: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home

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Just ask Thrive Home Builders , a midsize production operation in Denver amid a sea of large-volume publics. Location: Central Park, Denver. Land is competitive just about everywhere, and especially here in Denver,” says Thrive COO Stephen Myers. series’ foundations, along with cantilevers and masonry and stone accents.

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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. New Jersey Partnership for Action; Metro Denver Economic Dev. Port Everglades, the 12 th largest cargo port in the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Nothing Matters More Than Talent

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According to the National Chamber Foundation, Florida ranks in the top eight in four of the six workforce and training measures. One of its first successes was helping convince Gardner Denver Inc. Florida’s workforce and training programs consistently receive high accolades. Pennsylvania has been at the leading edge of a U.S.