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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Photo © Sarah Mechling, courtesy Perkins Eastman Yomo Toro Apartments in New York City, Cedar Crossing in Seattle, and Harrison Plaza Senior Tower in Philadelphia are among the examples conceived as more than just a roof overhead. Rather, they’re designed to cultivate a true sense of community. They depend on good planning.

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New Home Building Seattle Area Market Too Fuel Contractor Growth

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Sharp Small Retail Business Owners - Do not invest millions of dollars in market research to determine where to open a new store. They simply follow large multi-national retailers like McDonalds and Wal-Mart because they have the resources and have already done the research before investing money to open new stores.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Issue 3: Structural design for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing Coordinate with the structural engineering team as you plan unit layouts, plumbing, and HVAC. A ground floor restaurant or retail space can further complicate a conversion, as new shafts and penetrations will need to be run through the building. Seattle, Wash.,

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle. The facility also produces electric and composite products and is the primary global services and support center for Boeing’s rotorcraft. Army and other foreign militaries.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. It is now fully developed and contains upscale retail and restaurants, Class A offices, a hotel and conference center, residential condominiums and City Hall. million square feet of retail space and 8.2

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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DMDII currently works with over 300 academic, government and industry partners such as Dow, General Electric (GE), Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Microsoft, to name a few. “A DMDII and its partners are currently engaged in more than 50 technical projects along with workforce development initiatives to prepare U.S. Photo: Havas PR). and Denver.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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million) to buy equipment that will be housed on campus to train students in robotics, electrical and other high-tech skills required in manufacturing. But converting energy from the sun, wind or water into electricity is only the first step in the migration from fossil fuels to a greener future. power by 2030.

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