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Blockchain has come to U.S. Real Estate

Green Building Law Update

Earlier this year a precedent setting property sale in Vermont was the first real estate transaction in the United States using blockchain, portending a new era in the sale of land and improvements. Blockchain technology is an industry disrupter on the cusp of improving transactions across all sectors and borders.

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#105:  Nonmutual Arbitration Agreements

NH Construction Law

Sphere Drake Insurance, PLC , 202 F.3d Such was the case in United States ex rel. An example is United States ex rel. But at least one court has concluded that Rent-a-Center “does not require that an arbitration clause be isolated and subjected to a mutuality test,” United States ex.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

There is no single comprehensive federal data privacy law in the United States. kWh, therms or ccf, gallons), cost per month for each energy source for the duration of the Lease, including a limited license to use the Landlord’s data for nonpecuniary purposes.

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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Mortgage Insurance: Offered through the Rhode Island Industrial Recreational Building Authority (IRBA). Alien Insurance Companies: Rhode Island allows a non-U.S. insurance company to become licensed in Rhode Island and, as long as it maintains its base of U.S. Alien Insurance Companies: Rhode Island allows a non-U.S.

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April Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The industries reporting a reduction in employment in April — listed in order — are: Mining; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Utilities; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; and Arts, Entertainment & Recreation. Supplier Deliveries.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Rick Perry and GEICO Chairman and CEO Tony Nicely recently announced the insurance giant will be expanding its Katy operations, creating 1,000 new jobs over the next three years and $8.5 Texas Commissioner of Insurance Julia Rathgeber noted that Texas is the 12th-largest insurance market in the world. “We By Ed Felton.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Arizona offers one of the lowest costs of doing business in the United States, primarily because of low taxes and small state government. Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. After leasing the U.S.

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