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More than half of Houston properties at high or moderate risk of flooding are not in FEMA flood zone

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More than half of residential and commercial properties in Houston that are at high or moderate risk of flooding are not included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), according to CoreLogic.

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Linde Opens New Offices In Houston, TX

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The Houston office inauguration (L to R) : Bruce Hensinger, CEO and President of Linde Engineering, Tom Blades, member of the Executive Board, Linde Group and Pat Murphy, President of Linde North America. The gases and engineering group, Linde, has moved into new offices in Houston, TX. Photo: PRNewsFoto/Linde North America.).

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Established by enactments of state government, public port agencies develop, manage and promote the flow of waterborne commerce. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. About 63 percent of the shipments received at zones involved domestic status merchandise.

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“Innovation is purposeful”: How Skanska’s Sr. Precon Technologist Drives Change

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When solutions are simple to use, it takes less motivation to get people to step out of their comfort zone and try new things. Each stakeholder contributes value to the overall outcome of the project, including the craftsperson, construction manager, engineer, architect, and owner. Training should also be simple and intuitive.

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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

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Sudha Reddy, managing principal of Haven Realty Capital, sees more potential in the former. The company uses third-party property managers but also has an on-site maintenance manager and property manager in every community. Dallas, Houston, and Boise, Idaho. . Managing the Business. of its total closings.

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

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IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge will deliver technology services including application development, application management and system integration. Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” Wilson predicts that these supply chain management improvements will continue even as higher volumes return to the market place. Spending in the U.S.