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Strategies to Maximize Virtual Collaboration

Construction Business Owner

Learn how to adapt & thrive in today's home-based work environment. However, the teams and companies that adapt and thrive in this new home-based environment will be more prepared to manage projects today, as well as readying their workforce for the future. Thu, 10/15/2020 - 12:00. Can’t attend the webinar?

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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

Construction Specifier

These zones continue to expand because of ongoing population growth and urban sprawl, driving significant housing development into environments in which fire can move readily from forests and grasslands into neighborhoods. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones? Primarily for affordability.

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Marijuana Regulation at Work: Your Responsibilities

Safety Services Company

With 8 states that have approved the use of recreational marijuana and 18 states permitting the use of medical marijuana, it’s critical for companies operating in these areas to understand their legal responsibilities and how to deal with cannabis use at worksites. California. Massachusetts. Washington. Washington D.C.

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Tradition vs. Tradition

Business Facilities

” In some cases, the traditional use seems fairly innocuous, like permitting ranchers to have their livestock graze on federal land. Large swaths of the Nevada desert, including the infamous Area 51, are under the control of the Pentagon. With the dawning of the atomic age at the end of World War II, the U.S.

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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

Pro Builder

About 15 years ago, the California-based builder Wathen Castanos Homes agreed to be a “guinea pig” for testing the construction of a single home using prefabricated wall panels made by a supplier in Nevada. Chupp sees the construction sector as “a target-rich environment for manufacturing systems.” Respect the limits of technology.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program: Permits taxpayers to receive a credit against federal income taxes for qualified equity investments in designated Community Development Entities (CDEs). Expedited permitting; comprehensive plan amendments).

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The capital credit is used only after all other deductions, losses or credits permitted under Titles 40 and 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975. The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. This credit cannot be carried forward or back, and cannot be used to generate a refund to the taxpayer.

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