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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral).

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HIRI Continues to See Growth for Home Improvement Product Sales.

Contractor Magazine

The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) has just released its September 2012 forecast for the size and trends in the home improvement market. TAMPA, FLA. -- The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) has just released its September 2012 forecast for the size and trends in the home improvement market. Advertisement. ); //.

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2012….A World That Keeps On Pushin’ Us Around

Constructonomics

I looked all over for some positive construction industry forecasts for 2012 and well, I didn’t really find any. However, the construction employment is still tremendously stagnant. As consumers make more money they’ll need more retail space for shopping and bowling alleys etc. But seriously, it has to.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

Business Facilities

Florida ranks fourth in the nation for high tech employment. Florida, which ranks fourth in the nation for high tech employment, has regional clusters of technology firms in sectors ranging from biotechnology, aerospace and aviation, advanced manufacturing, modeling, simulation and training, and others. “Our Photo © Ketterman).

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In 2016, global prime rents across the three major property types—office, industrial and retail—are expected to grow 2.2 percent in 2016, as consumption growth and rising employment, combined with comparatively limited new supply levels, should simulate demand. Rents in EMEA are forecast to rise by 3.2

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BUSINESS REPORT: Ontario Unveils Plans To Achieve An Energy Balance

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The forecasted 2025 electricity production mix: 42 percent nuclear, 46 percent renewables, and 12 percent natural gas. Ontario is aiming to use Demand Response (DR) to meet 10% of peak demand by 2025, equivalent to approximately 2,400 megawatts (MW) under forecast conditions. He added, “We find all of that in Ontario.

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Economic Growth Continues, Manufacturing Growth Expected In 2013

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Economic growth in the United States will continue in 2013, according to purchasing and supply management executives in the December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Manufacturing, however, expects that its employment base will grow by less than 1 percent, while non-manufacturing expects employment growth of 1.3