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Shift To Invest $20M In First East Coast Operation

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San Francisco-based Shift Technologies will invest $20 million to establish its first East Coast operation in Arlington County, VA. million in its Series A round, led by DFJ and Highland Capital, and $50 million in Series B financing, led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. Credit: Shift Technologies.

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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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As a result, the report anticipates that 2014 may be the year that many investors who have traditionally focused mainly on large established markets such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, will be expanding their focus to other cities in order to protect capital.

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New Affordable Housing Units Cost $1 Million per Apartment to Build in California

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Building affordable housing units just got even more costly in popular markets like San Francisco, where subsidized construction projects come with multi-million dollar price tags. Developers and supporters of each project emphasize they’re sorely needed to provide safe and secure homes for lower-income and homeless residents.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). Air Force Research Laboratory for several years, the City purchased the facility in 2014, renamed it, and retained its high security protocols. After leasing the U.S.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 The combination of these factors and more have resulted in one of the most competitive locations for businesses expanding and relocating from locations such as San Francisco, New York, Munich, Zurich and Tokyo, to name a few,” said Bailey. and Denver.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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IHP Capital Partners' Richard Whiteley Discusses Land Opportunity for Home Builders

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IHP Capital Partners, for example, secured strategic land and lot holdings in the Austin, [Texas], Phoenix, Reno, [Nev.], Unfinished homes accrue indirect and financing costs day by day, increasing the ultimate cost to the consumer. and greater Los Angeles MSAs before, or very early, in the demand surge.