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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

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He also leads PENTA’s diversity committee, which focuses on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the company. Our home base is in Las Vegas, where I am, though we also have offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Southern California, where we’ve expanded. Tell me a little bit about PENTA and what you specialize in.

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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

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My first project was a Wind Turbine project in the mountains of West Virginia. I worked in the Boldt Construction office as an assistant and was curious about what the “safety guys” did. I quickly appreciated the fact that this business is not about who you know it’s about how hard you work and earning the respect of your team.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. 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. Awesome Inc.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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Dakota Clifford , Virginia Department of Transportation. 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. . Ashburn, Virginia. Timothy Jarvey , The Neenan Company.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The Jarretts also said they were able to grow their team (and office space) in Lincoln a lot faster and with a lot less capital than it would have taken in Northern California. The big ports of Virginia, Baltimore and Miami already are at that depth. million; in Lincoln, it’s about $158,000. ACHIEVEMENT IN LOGISTICS.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. This program allows an approved business to offer an income tax credit to investors purchasing an equity investment in the business.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Businesses that request CAPCO investment funding must meet certain criteria and requirements set by the Alabama Development Office. EQUITY INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT: Targeted toward new, technology-based businesses that pay wages in excess of the state or county average wage. Employees must be Arkansas taxpayers.

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