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

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After the 2008 financial crisis when malls began shuttering and sitting vacant at a rapid rate, Gresham Smith became a pioneer in this approach, most notably through our work to re-envision One Hundred Oaks Mall in Nashville, which is now a successful, mixed-use medical office destination. Harvest the value of the existing space.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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The future of urban life—from how cities are planned and built, to how sustainable our metropolitan areas can become—will be affected by how people navigate the places where they live, work, and play. Fifth + Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. ASLA Center for Landscape Architecture, Washington D.C. It’s becoming a vicious cycle.”

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Georgia Vs Red Wing Boots: Which Brand to Choose?

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Is company manufacturing sustainable? Nashville-based EJ Footwear acquired The Georgia Boot Company , and when Rocky Brands acquired EJ Footwear it welcomed the Georgia Boot Company into its manufacturing family: Rocky Brands also owns Rocky, Gates, Durango, Lehigh, and the licensed brands of John Deere and Dickies.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). Not only does this announcement build on the success of South Carolina’s agribusiness sector, but it also creates new jobs that will help keep Mullins and the surrounding areas sustainable for years to come,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. By Dominique Cantelme.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Incorporated in 1949, Hoosier Energy is a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) providing wholesale electric power and services to 18 member distribution cooperatives in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois to meet the collective electricity needs of more than 750,000 residents, businesses, industries and farms.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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Fred Crawford with the Chilton County Industrial Development Board (IDB) said Chilton County is honored to have its first AdvantageSite, and said the site designation is a result of the teamwork between Central Alabama Electric Cooperative, the Chilton County IDB and Sain Associates. “We

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