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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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With demand, rents and property values increase, and the people who called the neighborhood home before the infrastructure improvements took place are priced out. This means making sure ground floor spaces are designed and structured to allow affordable leases. This created an awareness of all the areas that needed to be addressed.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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Rarely are mall properties owned by a singular entity and they come with handfuls of long-term lease agreements with retailers. Still, catalysts can also be public institutions such as community college facilities or hospitals and healthcare facilities to support greater social infrastructure. mile trail and three new parks.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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Solar trees at Florida's Babcock Ranch, where sustainability is built into the infrastructure. A common misconception is that to get to zero energy or zero energy-ready, your homes have to be all-electric," says Bryan Cordill, director of residential and commercial business development at PERC. Photo: courtesy Babcock Ranch. .

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Module X Solutions Announces 357-Job Expansion In Shreveport

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In addition to the capital improvements at the 35-acre industrial property, Module X Solutions will seek a long-term lease of the site that is subject to final approval by the Shreveport City Council. The company will complete renovation work by the end of 2015. million performance-based grant and a $1.8

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Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Continue to Improve in December

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It also showed that commercial construction remains slow and residential real estate markets weak. Commercial leasing, however, is on the rise in Richmond, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City districts. Furthermore, healthcare, public infrastructure, and multifamily housing are reported to be the primary drivers of new construction.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE. Stafford County has put a high priority on investments in infrastructure, including high-speed broadband as well as traditional transportation projects. Based in northern Virginia, SummitIG is a custom network solutions and bandwidth infrastructure provider.

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Milhaus, Gershman Partners, and Citimark close on $70 million multifamily development in Indy

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Located six miles north of downtown Indianapolis, Broad Ripple Village is in the midst of a $271 million improvement plan, from infrastructure to beautification. Gershman Partners will spearhead the leasing and management of 3,600 sf of ground-floor retail space with an outdoor patio below the residential living space.