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4 ways to transform old buildings into modern assets

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To create a more porous, inviting experience that drives neighborhood engagement, building repositionings can target the ground plane, entryway, and lobby zones first. Serviced and programmed zones can become social magnets with better-than-home conveniences, such as pop-up shops, child care, and volunteer opportunities.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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After leasing the U.S. million-square-foot global command center in Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor; a key factor was the Corridor’s robust infrastructure. Moreover, The Phoenix East Valley region, anchored by Mesa, has a much higher educational attainment rate than the national average. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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CoStar Creating 732 Jobs At Virginia R&D Center

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The new R&D center will create 732 new jobs and have a total economic impact of $250 million via direct local salaries, lease on the property, and capital improvements at the facility. Andrew Florance, CoStar Founder and CEO, announces his company’s $8M investment in Richmond, VA.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. The value of shipments into zones totaled nearly $660 billion, compared with $798 billion the previous year.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. DuPage has a highly skilled and educated workforce and is first in the state in educational attainment. Overall rail traffic was up 4.5 percent for carloads and 5.2 percent in 2014.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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Curtis continues, “Infrastructure to serve the site (whether roads or utilities) must be directly available or be able to be improved/extended in a short timeframe. A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented. Our state is on the cutting edge of public education reform and tort reform.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones.

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