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The Drone Age

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Four of the choices were surrounded by wide-open spaces, as you’d expect them to be: the University of Alaska, the North Dakota Department of Commerce, the state of Nevada and Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast. Or, to put it in drone-speak, we’re putting the UTM before the Mobile Skylight.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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To lure new high-tech ventures, Reno is emphasizing its proximity to Silicon Valley (the city is a four-hour drive from San Francisco) and the fact that Nevada has no corporate or inventory taxes. Basic broadband availability in Tennessee (768 Kbps download/200 Kbps upload) is now at 96.29%, not including mobile wireless services.

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The benefits and drawbacks of mixed-use development

The Korte Company

As modern communities became more mobile thanks to the prevalence of cars and the availability of cheap gas, many local authorities zoned mixed-use development practically out of existence. First, mixed-use developments allow for the consolidation of infrastructure as opposed to designing and building independent systems.

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

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So high are these stakes that the Telecommunications Industry Association has even published a document detailing the minimum requirements for the infrastructure of data centers and computer rooms. That was the challenge facing Jay Parikh, Vice President of Infrastructure Engineering at Facebook.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Grants are available for Proof of Concept, Early-Stage Capital & Retention, Infrastructure Funding and AI Exports. ALABAMA - updated for 2014.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Cerama-Tech of Southern Nevada. Impact Infrastructure, LLC. Mobile Janitorial & Paper Co. Nevada ENERGY STAR Partners. SMACNA of Southern Nevada. USGBC Nevada Chapter. CBRE Commercial Real Estate Services. CCI Mechanical, Inc. Celilogardens. Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems. IceStone, LLC.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM: Funds are available for extension of water, sewer and road facilities. IDBs can be issued by the California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank (I-Bank), cities, counties and joint powers authorities and do not constitute an obligation of either the state or the local government issuer.

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