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Paul Robinson on the Role of ConstructReach in Workforce Development 

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PR: One reason we don't get a lot of pushback is because the I Built This event—and even our business model—is structured and informed. PB: Are contractors and unions more open to being recruited and participating? We know you have union and non-union and we have to hear from both sides. It’s all about them.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. The 800,000-square-foot plant is a model of eco-friendly manufacturing.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Companies must be less than five years old; have an annual payroll between $100,000 and $1 million; show proof of an equity investment of at least $250,000; pay at least 150% of the lesser of the state or county average hourly wage where the business is located; and meet requisite payroll thresholds.

Income 108
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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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She’s part of various internal groups within the organization, including the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, and notably a board member on both the Connecting Women and Building PRIDE affinity groups. . She also contributed to generative design approaches, which enabled the team to mass-produce models.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. There are an estimated 4,000 bridges in PA rated structurally deficient.]. ACHIEVEMENT IN TARGETED INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Companies must be less than 5-years old; have an annual payroll between $100,000 and $1 million; show proof of an equity investment of at least $250,000; pay at least 150 percent of the lesser of the state or county average hourly wage where the business is located; and meet requisite payroll thresholds. Employees must be Arkansas taxpayers.

Income 75
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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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60 institutions and companies have joined forces to develop computer models by which personalized “virtual patients” will be derived from the molecular, physiological, anatomic and environmental data of every individual patient. The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding.

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