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Bisnow Panels Suggests Education, Taxes, and Construction Costs Will Dictate The Future Of Center City Philly

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Basically, they were some big players in the Philadelphia Real Estate scene and, perhaps not very surprisingly, they did not appear to disagree on too much. But city business taxes make that difficult as companies can go into the suburbs and avoid the high business tax on profit, gross receipts, and wages.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

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Acuity Business Solutions Names Andreina Perez as Solutions Advisor

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Perez is based in Philadelphia, and will be responsible for establishing long-lasting relationships with existing and potential clients. She is highly motivated to help A&E firms succeed, and truly understands the value of the Deltek Vision system and how it positively impacts our clients’ profitability.” Perez’s background.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

There are over 200 educational sessions combined with another 400 industry speakers and keynotes discussing sustainability, networking and more. Attend in person to take part in educational sessions and connect with industry professionals in architecture, engineering, design, manufacturing, media, entertainment, and construction.

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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance

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In January 2014, Governor Corbett, Comcast Corporation and Liberty Property Trust announced the construction of Comcast Innovation and Technology Center in Center City Philadelphia, a $1.2 Hayne, Chairman, President & CEO of Urban Outfitters, founded the company in Philadelphia in 1970 and credits location with part of Urban’s success.