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Building An Equity-Driven Workforce

Business Facilities

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives level the playing field for workforce growth and economic gains.

Equity 101
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Multifamily visionary: AvalonBay’s relentless attention to detail

BD+C

The publicly traded equity REIT traces its origins to 1978 and the formation of Bay Apartment Communities, which merged with Avalon Properties Inc. AvalonBay Communities, the fourth-largest owner of apartments in the U.S., holds more than 85,000 apartments, in 291 communities.

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A Corporate Diversity Benchmark in ESG

Green Building Law Update

A limited number of companies are Maryland based, but the State’s newly enacted corporate diversity statute is a particularly good benchmark, among otherwise woolly risk factors, when seeking to mitigate risk in addressing the governance component of ESG.

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Rapid Growth Leads 2U To New Maryland HQ

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Rapid Growth Leads 2U To New Maryland HQ originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The company expects to create more than 900 jobs in Maryland in the next five years. Second major NIH campus in Maryland being considered. Mikulski Pushing for FBI Headquarters in Maryland. Source: 2U, Inc.

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There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

Green Building Law Update

Green building has only very recently begun to emphasize the social equity component of the triple bottom line. But today’s ESG statements are only a very small step. The largest study of the typology of modern slavery in the U.S. found construction as one of the top 25 industries where slavery takes place today.

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DuPont Resolves PFAS Claims with Delaware

Green Building Law Update

Under the settlement agreement, the DuPont agreed to pay $50 million for environmental restoration, improvement, sampling and analysis, community environmental justice and equity grants, and other natural resource needs. Maybe we should let this play out before attempting to enact new federal laws.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. According to Maryland Gov. billion in total investment and revenue for the state of Maryland and to create a total of 5,700 jobs. automaker from going the way of the dinosaurs.

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