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‘80% of us will get coronavirus’: Scientific adviser to the Government claims there is no more risk at work than at home and insists we ‘cannot hide from it forever’ – before No 10 contradicts him

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Rupert Shute, the deputy scientific adviser at the Home Office, predicted that 80 per cent of people would get the disease anyway. Britain on lockdown: A police officer asks a couple not to sit on a bench in The Royal Pump Room Gardens in Leamington Spa. Up to 2,000 workers at the Passport Office are being asked to go back into work.

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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

Metro 110
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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Facebook opened its Austin office in May 2010 and doubled the facility’s size in October 2011. The Austin office represents Facebook’s first major U.S. expansion and is its largest operations office in North America outside of its Menlo Park, California headquarters. billion.

Texas 45
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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. Certified Capital Company Program (CAPCO): Promotes investment in Alabama-based businesses by creating several venture capital funds required to invest in Alabama companies.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding. The park has been expanded in 2001, 2006 and 2011 and now offers 18,000 square meters of laboratory, office and storage space for companies and institutes. The leverage effect generated a further 45 million in private investment.

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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. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) receives approximately 1/3 of the annual allocation of funds to use specifically for economic development efforts statewide.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

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Competitive quotations shall be secured wherever feasible, and in all instances, when requested by the Owner. PLACE DUPLICATE COPY IN THE OFFICE CENTRAL. All cash discounts should be deducted in determining material costs. Contractor will be required to provide copies of invoices and proof of payment when requested by the Owner.