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Workplace campus design philosophy: People are the new amenity

BD+C

Nick Arambarri, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB Office Buildings Headquarters Designers Building Owners When leasing agents take clients to see buildings, they know what’s important: people. Buildings can be opened to allow internal circulation elements; stairs and walkways promote movement along with visual and physical connections for people.

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LEED Abandoned by DOD?

Building Information Management

This year a new construction code for high-performance, sustainable buildings, is expected that will govern all new construction, major renovations and leased space acquisition. billion square feet of building space, the DoD has a physical infrastructure footprint three times that of Wal-Mart and six times that of GSA. Full Testimony.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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That infrastructure, combined with an affordable, qualified workforce and a favorable business climate, make the state an ideal location for businesses wanting to easily move bulk commodities and consumer goods. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway.

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Texas Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Moving Image Industry Incentive Program: Provides grants to promote film, video game and visual effects industry growth in Texas. Industrial Revenue Bonds: Tax-Exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds are designed to provide tax-exempt financing to finance land and depreciable property for eligible industrial or manufacturing projects.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

Business Facilities

Located on Goose Island, the 64,000-square-foot lab features collaborative office space, visualization facilities, interactive teaching areas, and a manufacturing floor for cutting-edge industrial research, with a special focus on digital innovations. The lab occupies 64,000 square feet of a former, 285,000-square-foot factory.

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

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During construction of the new riverfront complex, IBM will be temporarily lease space at the Essen Centre office complex in Baton Rouge. Moonbot, an animation and visual effects studio, helped put its hometown of Shreveport, LA on the global digital media map. With its proximity to the center of the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Since everyone has been bemoaning the decaying state of America’s bricks-and-mortar infrastructure, we decided to accentuate the positive by bestowing our new IT Infrastructure award on three metros that bucked the trend and took matters into their own hands. ACHIEVEMENT IN IT INFRASTRUCTURE. The company will invest $2.28

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