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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. Steel or wood is generally easier to adapt in a conversion.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. Direct economic impact of $1.33

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.” Eliminating single-use zoning so people can live throughout the city, where all of its districts thrive at all times, is a “net positive,” he says. This zoning provides opportunities to create a profitable development.”

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories. CALIFORNIA.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Medical, manufacturing, technology, retail and many other businesses continue to choose Waxahachie as their home. Retailers in Waxahachie have enjoyed success for decades and continue to prosper today. Many new retail developments such as Waxahachie Crossing and Waxahachie Town Center, have been added to the community since 2000.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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SGICC will use the bulk of the D2PA funds to provide grants to PA-based small companies to demonstrate the feasibility of emerging technologies, or seed funds to test and help launch ideas, and to assist in market acceptance and growth of shale energy focused products or services. The state also has no renewable portfolio standard.

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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Thailand is a richly nuanced country that draws tourists from every part of the globe but it offers even more than culture, relaxation and nightlife. Projects with investments exceeding $17 million USD must submit a feasibility study to gain approval. I found myself marveling at the complexity of the kingdom.