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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. North Carolina has been laying out the welcome mat for businesses in a diverse group of industries, offering a growing talent pool of young skilled workers, an attractive quality of life and targeted incentives.

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Housing Market Pushes Buyers to Rentals, Intensifying Demand

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Landlords are receiving more applications than usual, with many applicants offering larger security deposits and coming in with better credit histories, reports CNBC. Meanwhile Boston saw only a 5% gain, while rent applications rose 8% in Charlotte, North Carolina, and 9% in Portland, Oregon.

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Can a Property Owner File a Claim Against the Contractor’s Insurance?

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North Carolina? While most states do have minimum insurance limits in order to secure a license, minimums are just minimums. If the damage estimate is $40,000 and the policy limit is $25,000 per occurrence, the insurer isn’t responsible for covering the extra $15,000 in damage. Minnesota requires $100,000 per occurrence.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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McAuliffe signed Executive Order 23 establishing “The New Virginia Economy” Workforce Initiative which laid out plans to overhaul Virginia’s economy in four ways: increasing postsecondary education and workforce credentials; securing employment for veterans; aligning education with the needs of businesses; and diversifying the economy.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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The new positions will include executive, administrative, network IT, software developers, analysts, cyber security and application developers; the average salary will be $110,000 plus benefits. The establishment of the regional headquarters is expected to generate an estimated $94 million in capital investment. PROJECT BRIGHT SKY: $1.7-BILLION

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other

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But when True Homes co-founders Dan Horner and Mark Boyce use words like “having a heart for people,” to describe the North Carolina–based company they founded in 2007, they really mean it. For estimator Jackie Fitzella, it was the company’s fourfold matching of her $250 donation to a nonprofit. No one’s that good.

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True to Itself: True Homes' Purpose-Driven Company Culture Is Like No Other

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But when True Homes co-founders Dan Horner and Mark Boyce use words like “having a heart for people,” to describe the North Carolina–based company they founded in 2007, they really mean it. For estimator Jackie Fitzella, it was the company’s fourfold matching of her $250 donation to a nonprofit. No one’s that good.