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4 ways to transform old buildings into modern assets

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many cities offer tax credits and early permitting for building renewals 1. To create a more porous, inviting experience that drives neighborhood engagement, building repositionings can target the ground plane, entryway, and lobby zones first.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Devens – Secret Weapon In The Battle For Business

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This is a planned, business-supportive environment with a bottom-line goal to help companies grow and prosper in Massachusetts. Permitting is guaranteed in 75 days and flexible, pad-ready sites are already in place with room for expansion. Whatever we can do to make that objective easier, we’ll do.”.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) may adopt regulations to implement the bills. Senate Bill 546 (passed) makes changes to nutrient management plan compliance, enforcement, and reporting; concentrated animal feeding operation permitting and fees; and water quality monitoring in tributaries located on the lower Eastern Shore.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Moreover, The Phoenix East Valley region, anchored by Mesa, has a much higher educational attainment rate than the national average. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Florida consistently ranks among the best states for business, thanks to its pro-business state tax policies, competitive cost of doing business and streamlined regulatory environment. Businesses thrive in this low-tax environment, and employees enjoy the benefit of no personal income tax. Photo © Ketterman).

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Here’s the good news: most of the states (and the federal government) got the memo (Workforce Training is Job One) and they are moving aggressively to put in place innovative and highly effective workforce training programs that put forward-thinking businesses and higher education resources on the same team. VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING.

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Key Elements in a Fluid-applied Barrier System Specification

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This ultimately facilitates a degree of moisture transfer and promotes circulation and drying, which can come in handy in cold climates with “interior to exterior vapor drive,” such as climate zones 6, 7, and 8. 1 Permeable barriers are recommended when the priority is preventing moisture from getting trapped.

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