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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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Don’t put a window if you have to move something else to do so, and don’t add electrical where you have to dig up existing pieces of the structure. The end result transformed a former Barnes & Noble bookstore into a flexible, efficient and inspiring space named The Zone. Harvest the value of the existing space.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. The authors of the Opportunity Zones section of the tax reform bill, Sen.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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“This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. I-69: Logistics Cluster in the Heart of Michigan. The I-69 International Trade Corridor, which spans four counties in eastern Michigan, serves as a strategic commercial gateway between the midwestern U.S. Great Lakes U.S.

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

Business Facilities

Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. And the local electric distribution cooperative has offered zero-interest loans to assist in upgrading infrastructure.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. AILING INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CRATERS KEEP GETTING BIGGER. VW, intent on selling at least 1 million U.S.-made International Inc.’s

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LOCATION FOCUS: Things are Heating Up in the Hoosier State

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Operating expenses are kept to a minimum with a competitive tax structure, low workers compensation rates and low industrial electricity. The state business climate cultivates success with favorable costs, shovel-ready sites, support and expertise and a skilled workforce. Indiana’s population of 6,516,922 (July 1, 2011 U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Some heavy business hitters also are placing huge wagers on Detroit’s recovery, most prominently Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, a native son of Michigan, has spent more than $1 billion to acquire 3 million square feet of real estate in the heart of downtown Detroit. Canada is also the largest trading partner to the U.S.

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