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Corps Releases Final Report on $29B Texas Gulf Coast Hurricane Defense Plan

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Plans for a multiple lines of defense strategy to protect the Texas Gulf Coast from hurricanes and storm surge moves to Congress for approval with the release of a a final feasibility report and final environmental impact statement from the Corps of Engineers and Texas General Land Office that proposes $28.87

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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TEXAS FAST FACTS. After Firefly LED Lighting was acquired by a larger lighter company, Austin-based Convergence Wireless seemed a perfect next step for Amstel, who has lived in Austin for 27 years and started out as a facilities engineer at Texas Instruments. Amazon Puts Three New Warehouses In Texas. seamless mill.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Texas Governor Rick Perry. Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. Our recipe for success in Texas is simple,” he said. By Jack Rogers.

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Federal Infrastructure Bill Paves the Way Toward More Transportation Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

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PABs are often a critical component in achieving P3 project feasibility, especially for large projects where PABs are paid back with revenue from project user fees or availability payments during the operation of the project. A recent Government Accountability Office study found that the average time to complete a NEPA review is 4.5

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

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Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes. million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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The second most expansive state in the United States with the second largest population, Texas is home to more than 25 million people and features a diverse landscape of rivers, swamps, plains, mountains, woods and desert. Texas also has a well-earned reputation as the best state in the U.S. to do business. Rick Perry. And the U.S.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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. “ Most people really don’t know what environmental engineers do ,” says Dan Wittliff, managing director of environmental services with GDS Associates in Austin , Texas. Paramount also provides consultancy services in Air Quality Monitoring, Environmental Impact Assessments and Treatability & Feasibility Studies.