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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. Utilize existing infrastructure.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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Contributing to the area’s outstanding infrastructure are Johnson County REMC, a member-owned electric distribution cooperative, and Hoosier Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale power and services to the distribution cooperative. “We CONNECTING NASHVILLE TO LONDON, AND BEYOND.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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By creating choice in environment. Cities must provide the infrastructure—adequate electric vehicle charging stations, for instance—that allows sustainable transport to seamlessly integrate into the urban fabric. Fifth + Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. Signal House, Washington, D.C. It’s becoming a vicious cycle.”

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also perform agriculture inspections to protect the country from potential carriers of animal and plant pests or diseases that could cause damage to America’s crops, livestock, pets and the environment. NASHVILLE ASCENDS: A CITY AND AIRPORT FLYING HIGH. The Nashville Airports Experience. It’s not just Music City anymore.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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Smith announces the company’s expansion in Nashville. If there was any doubt that CHS would continue to center its burgeoning operations in the Volunteer State, that doubt was erased by the company’s announcement that it is investing $66 million to construct a new Shared Services Center in Nashville. Source: tnecd.com).

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

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because of its strong pro-business environment. And those pro-business factors are evident in Brunswick County with low operating costs, exceptional transportation and utility infrastructure, a strong commitment to education and workforce development and the commitment to work in partnership with business. 50 percent of all U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Hat World Puts Expanded Headquarters In Zionsville, IN

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In 2004, Hat World was purchased by Nashville, TN-based Genesco Inc. In addition, the IEDC will provide the community with up to $250,000 in infrastructure assistance from the state’s Industrial Development Grant Fund. The company’s first location in Lafayette, IN sold more than 6,000 hats during its first holiday season.

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