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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

They include: The estimated cost per square foot of a warehouse vs. the expected revenue per square foot. Contractors can then provide cost estimates (remember 5D Macro BIM?) Easy access to transit is non-negotiable. The bottom line usually speaks the loudest, and the only word it knows is tradeoff. Internal factors.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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In addition to the 800 jobs that will be created at the Baton Rouge facility over the next four years, LSU estimates the project will result in approximately 542 new indirect jobs, for a total of approximately 1,342 new, permanent jobs in the Capital Region. Total investment for the combined development is estimated to be $55 million.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Last year, a State Budget Crisis Task Force headed by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker estimated California’s long-term debt at a staggering $370 billion. Energy Information Administration estimates that the Monterey shale field alone holds 15.4 billion barrels of oil, rivaling America’s total conventional reserves.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Early estimates for 2013 production project that output in PA topped 3 trillion cubic feet last year. State officials estimate more than 240,000 people are working in jobs created or made more prosperous by the Marcellus and Utica shale gas plays. So evolved is Louisiana’s pipeline infrastructure that the state’s No.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Funds may be provided for the construction and/or improvement of water lines & wastewater facilities, sewer lines, sewage treatment facilities, roadways, natural gas-line services, electric power services, railroad spurs, lighting, sidewalks and alternative power sources such as solar. Railroad Spurs. Natural Gas-Line Services.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Lenders negotiate their own fees and the USDA charges 2 percent of the guaranteed amount as a one-time fee. HIGH IMPACT PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE GRANT (HIPI): A negotiated grant provided to pre-approved applicants in certain high-impact sectors designated by the Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development (OTTED).

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 43 26 Estimated Quantities Form. design/negotiate/build). design/negotiate/build). 00 52 16 Agreement Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 43 26 Estimated Quantities Form.