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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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However, there is a purposeful shift under way toward a concept that prioritizes equity at every step of the process to enable inclusive communities around transit stops. Voters approved funding for this program in 2020 with equity as a mandate.

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Digital Builder Episode 73: Behind the Track Look at the F1 Grand Prix in Vegas

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The amount of work effort and the people involved in it—not just the construction or design side but all the local community leaders—have been a pleasure to work with. The firm also coordinated with various parties, from the Regional Transportation Commission to the Metro Police Department. Those conversations weren't happening before.

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What’s Driving the Demand for Single-Family Rental Homes?

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Barely formulated just over a decade ago, the asset class now counts some of the nation’s largest home builders, along with aggregators, private equity funds, and true built-for-rent developer operators as major participants. . Design Ideas for Single-Family Built-to-Rent Homes. Metros Where New Rental Construction Is Thriving.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

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He also leads PENTA’s diversity committee, which focuses on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the company. Even as a kid, I was interested in architecture and design. In college, I grew more interested in construction, which led me to do two internships with a GC in the DC metro area.

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FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth

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billion in equity. The Fort Collins-Loveland metro area ranked second. The Rocky Mountain Innosphere’s facility is designed to encourage collaboration. NVCA calculated that San Francisco has attracted 431 tech startups representing investments of more than $4.2 billion; San Jose notched 276 startups and nearly $3.3

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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But there’s also uncertainty about how long it will take for society and the economy to truly move forward and recover from this public health crisis—will it be like the malaise from the Great Recession, which lingered longer than the officially designated period of December 2007 to June 2009?—and and what that reality will look like. .