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Customer Relationship Management: Why Good Relationships Are Good Business in Commercial Construction

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After all, the strongest foundation you can give any commercial construction project is a solid partnership between the client and the commercial contractor. Michigan Avenue on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile when one day I met the retailer’s construction manager and we hit it off immediately.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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In addition to the CEO Council and EFI, the FL Sports Foundation, which was the state’s first PPP, and two other PPPs—Visit Florida and CareerSource Florida, have been equally successful in meeting the needs of their customers and in positively impacting the state’s economy. billion in investments and add 4,590 jobs in Michigan.

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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

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Some heavy business hitters also are placing huge wagers on Detroit’s recovery, most prominently Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, a native son of Michigan, who has bought up a huge swath of the city’s downtown and has bold plans for a renaissance of office, residential and retail development. Great Lakes'

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership that secured the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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With approximately four out of five manufacturers having less than 250 employees, West Michigan manufacturers are lean, innovative and offer a wide variety of capabilities. Manufacturing currently accounts for 15 percent of all jobs in the region and remains the heart of West Michigan’s economy.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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IMPA communities work closely with the state of Indiana, which has embraced its agriculture industry as a foundational part of the Indiana economy. CVS produces “Grab Apples” from locally grown apples that are sliced, packaged and shipped to local schools, retail markets, restaurants and their distributors. Teti Bakery USA, Inc.,

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more. Bay County is located in East-Central Michigan, in what is regionally called The Great Lakes Bay Region. Marie in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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