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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. Determining whether the floor plate is made of concrete, steel, or wood has a significant impact in the feasibility of a project. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. has adopted SFBC 503.11.1,

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

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Jindal said the company is examining the feasibility of additional Louisiana projects that would bring the total new capital investment at its sites in the state to $1.2 San Jose, CA, San Francisco and New Orleans took the top three places, respectively, in BF’s new Information Technology Employment Leaders metro ranking.

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

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Key Incentives: Emerging Technology Fund, Enterprise Zones, Skills Development Fund, Renewable Energy Incentives, TX Industry Development Loan Program. Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. GDP (All Industry 2011): $1.3 Department of Commerce.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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The prize awards organizations that demonstrate ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to the housing affordability crisis. National Zoning Atlas Ithaca, New York | Public Policy and Regulatory Reform Category The National Zoning Atlas is a collaborative of researchers digitizing, demystifying, & democratizing about 30,000 U.S.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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National Zoning Atlas | Ithaca, New York The National Zoning Atlas is a collaborative of researchers digitizing, demystifying, & democratizing about 30,000 U.S. zoning codes through a first-of-its-kind user-friendly online resource. Category Innovators