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Closing the Gap Between Buyers and Builders

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We might as well dig our foundations with a shovel too. . There’s no time to reach out to the architect to manually draft job-specific plans from a master database or to convert files to be shared with a rendering company to generate marketing documents. Next, it’s critical to have flexibility that morphs to the company’s needs.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

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The commonly accepted number for the retail price increase of a home in 2020 is around 17%. The nonprofit Building Talent Foundation , launched by the Leading Builders of America , has focused on job placement for program graduates and mentoring to help them stay in the construction trades. The inevitable result is margin squeeze.

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Architects on the Jobsite

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His first jobs were high end retail design projects. Once you start to understand the way projects get built, and I mean everything from foundations to finishes, you can start to design with that knowledge in mind. But I did ask questions and get answers that helped me gain a better understanding of the process.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Extracurricular • Contributes to the Navy SEAL Foundation for every home sold • Member, Coastal Virginia Building Industry Association board of directors and Entrepreneur Organization. Jude, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation • Local school volunteer. Jude Dream Home • Constructed playhouse for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In addition, Decatur’s diverse economic foundation includes major operations for Tate & Lyle, another agri-business leader and the Mueller Company, a worldwide leader of water distribution products. Decatur is becoming a leading transportation and logistics hub. Photo: Crossland Construction Company, Inc.). A market of 5.2

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The present effort in this part of the project is to develop 600 acres that will be the foundation of Virginia’s fourth, deep-water marine terminal. Since the TraPac terminal opened in 2009, many retailers and 3PL firms have begun to take advantage of the global container services offered at the facility. Johns River.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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With 32 ports statewide, Louisiana offers six deep-draft ports capable of transferring large quantities of cargo, is one of only two U.S. The foundation work for the Highland turbines started last fall and should be done by the end of the year, with the turbines and the more than 650 blades set to go up by the end of 2015.