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Puerto Rico still faces up to $50B in recovery work as 2018 hurricane season approaches

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territory's buildings, transportation infrastructure and electric grid as strong as possible before June 1. FEMA said it is trying to make the U.S.

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Why Are Weather Delays Such a Big Issue in the Construction Industry?

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Hurricanes and beyond have ripped apart all kinds of construction and infrastructure and plenty of areas in the US face rebuilding: Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico. Prevent electrical accidents. In the case of wet weather, make sure any electrical cords are not exposed to flooding or other water exposure.

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Evaluating Natural Disaster Risk In Site Selection

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Four weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, 80% of the island remained without electricity, while hurricanes Irma and Harvey produced heavy winds with resulting storm surge that impacted much of Florida and coastal Texas. Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey ravaged the U.S.

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State Focus: New York – Accelerating Biotech Innovation In The Empire State

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Islip boasts the largest industrial corridor in the Long Island region, major infrastructure advantages over surrounding areas, and an Industrial Development Agency (IDA) that has won renown for its continuous ability to attract new businesses. ISLIP: LONG ISLAND’S LARGEST INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR. In 2013, AA Technology Inc., Andrew Cuomo.

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Federal Facilities – Implementation of Energy Savings Projects and Performance-Based Contracting for Energy Savings

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Subject to the protection of critical infrastructure information and avoidance of disclosure of sensitive information relating to national security, FEMP shall annually publish these results, as well as facility energy usage data, in machine readable formats on agency websites, consistent with applicable OMB guidance. (d) Cloud, Minnesota.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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workers and has 14 plants, including three in Puerto Rico. a global energy company based in South Africa, decided that Louisiana’s highly developed pipeline infrastructure is perfectly suited to its plans to develop a $10-billion gas-to-liquids processing plant that will enable it to tap into the natural gas bonanza in the U.S.

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