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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

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Products 57

Products Forecasting Contractors Retail 57

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

However, the monetary penalty may only be imposed if the unit of county government first issues a written notice of violation and the violation is not corrected within three months of the written notice. In January 2017, the Dairy Pride Act was introduced in the U.S. Solid Waste Management. Stormwater and Flood Management.

Maryland 120

Maryland Permits Sewer Housing 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 21, 2013

These hopes evaporated like a cloud of smokestack vapor in September 2008 when the global financial system collapsed. Presumably, we’ll have to wait another five years for this dismal pronouncement, when IPCC emerges in 2017 and tells us their certainty on human-caused global warming has increased to 98.5

Miami 49

Miami New York Estimating Green 49

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Boyd Rutherford (left) and Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles, discusses his 2017 Environmental Package. Larry Hogan’s 2017 environmental agenda, which the governor unveiled in January. By the BF Staff. T he Maryland state legislature has allocated $7.5 Larry Hogan, with Lt.

Maryland 45

Maryland Innovation Green Baltimore 45

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. By the BF Staff. BF: Braidy Industries announced earlier this year that it will build a $1.3-billion billion aluminum rolling mill in Greenup County, creating 550 jobs. What is your strategy to keep the momentum going for an economic revival in the eastern part of Kentucky?

Kentucky 64

Kentucky Louisville Certification Education 64

BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

K-12 Schools School Construction Architects Daylighting Daylighting Designs Energy Efficiency Energy-Efficient Design Projects Sustainability Less than a year after its opening last September, The AIA has recognized the new Boston Arts Academy with an Education Facility Design Award for its state-of-the-art learning environment.

Education 52

Education Boston Environment Sustainability 52

Business Facilities

DECEMBER 7, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Bonsai Design, a 2017 Colorado Companies to Watch, will move its headquarters here next spring, complete with a signature aerial adventure course open to the public. By the BF Staff. The program, known as Blueprint 2.0, Launched in 2015, Blueprint 2.0

Colorado 43

Colorado Airports Site Resource 43

Business Facilities

DECEMBER 6, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. This high achievement level is one reason a 2017 Chief Executive survey of CEOs placed Iowa second in the nation in worker quality. By the BF Staff. I owa’s leaders have an ambitious target for the state’s workforce education goals. In addition, Iowa is second in the U.S.

Iowa 43

Iowa Site Illinois Education 43

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. By the BF Staff. T yson Foods, Inc. will invest approximately $80 million to expand operations in Union City, TN. Tyson, one of the world’s largest food companies, plans to create more than 300 new jobs as part of its expansion in Obion County.

Tennessee 46

Tennessee Union Nashville Commercial 46

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 16, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Martinez recently joined local business leaders to announce that JTIP created more than 2,000 jobs in 2017. By Jack Rogers. New Mexico’s JTIP program is expanding on its impressive record as one of the nation’s leading workforce development initiatives.

New Mexico 49

New Mexico Albuquerque Puerto Rico Innovation 49

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 7, 2018

For example, in 2017 legislation was enacted in Maryland and in 2016, legislation was enacted in New York to require schools to test drinking water for lead contamination. But the issue is real. Several states have recently taken action to address concerns regarding lead in drinking water in schools.

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Green Maryland Rhode Island Regulation 230

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2016

When this issue was first raised in the early 1960s, the engineers noted that their inability to close, inspect or repair the two existing tunnels was with every passing day bringing closer the likelihood of a catastrophic breakdown of the system. Bloomberg set a deadline of 2017 for completion of the project.

New York City 40

New York City New York Sewer Permits 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 8, 2016

But the daunting engineering challenge of building a third set of new locks—and a toxic combination of legal and labor issues—rendered that deadline unrealistic almost from the get-go. The estimated completion date for the Bayonne Bridge project recently was pushed back by more than a year, until late 2017.

NJ 40

NJ Los Angeles Long Beach New Jersey 40

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 30, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Companies need to resolve the issues surrounding several sets of factors. In its 2017 fiscal year, Nashville International Airport (BNA), the region’s conduit for air travel, served a record-breaking 13.5 By the BF Staff. As the city grows, its airport activity expands.

Nashville 51

Nashville Airports Transportation Louisiana 51

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

From the September / October 2017 Issue. DMDII is one of nine institutes within the Manufacturing USA network, with six more planned by the end of 2017. In January 2017, Gov. By Jenny Vickers. Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7

Rhode Island 56

Rhode Island Colorado Maryland Innovation 56

Business Facilities

JULY 11, 2014

PA Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit (PRM): Beginning in 2017, any manufacturer purchasing natural gas containing ethane as a petrochemical feedstock at a facility within the commonwealth could be eligible for a PRM Tax Credit equal to five cents per gallon ($2.10 1, 2017 and Dec. Effective for ethane purchased between Jan.

Pennsylvania 45

Pennsylvania Finance Zoning Banking 45

Pro Builder

AUGUST 4, 2022

In September, I followed that column with “ Survivor! At this year’s PCBC in June, some old friends and industry veterans were ruminating on these issues over dinner, and the predictions were similarly all over the map, with little consensus on where the markets will go. So, pick your pundit, but buyer beware.

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Schedule Housing Profitability Products 99

Pro Builder

JANUARY 8, 2021

Hubbell Homes ’ first NHQ application, submitted in 2017, set the stage for driving improvements in the three years since. In fact, since the September NHQ site visit, trade partners and the Hubbell team have identified 10 issues and are collaborating on next steps and any training that needs to happen to solve them. .

Omaha 98

Omaha Management Plans Iowa 98

Business Facilities

DECEMBER 10, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. That makes a difference in a community because when there is an issue the local leadership is engaged and responds quickly.”. By Arioinne Nettles. I f there’s one thing currently booming in Tomball, it’s the area’s business economy.

Texas 40

Texas Houston Plans Site 40

Construction Test

MAY 19, 2020

‘My issues have been more greater and complex than my drug use. Cousins spent two stints behind bars after being charged with drug possession in 2017 and 2018. – (September) Wins Brownlow medal as the AFL’s best and fairest player. – (September) Wins AFL premiership with the Eagles.

News 26

News US Housing Construction 26

Business Facilities

JULY 6, 2016

By Dominique Cantelme From the May/June 2016 Issue. Freight shipment volumes started 2014 at or below 2013 levels, rose through the spring, dropped al little during summer, peaked during August and September, and finally fell close to where they started at the beginning of the year. Section 5 is scheduled to be finished by June 2017.

Roads 41

Roads Airports Indiana Transportation 41

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Those metrics are validated by Energage , an independent company measuring employee engagement, and The Charlotte Observer , which named True Homes “ The Best Place to Work ” out of 6,000 local companies in 2017, and every year since. . When it all comes together. With TED, that habit has been broken.

Charlotte 98

Charlotte Management Organization North Carolina 98

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Those metrics are validated by Energage , an independent company measuring employee engagement, and The Charlotte Observer , which named True Homes “ The Best Place to Work ” out of 6,000 local companies in 2017, and every year since. . When it all comes together. With TED, that habit has been broken.

Charlotte 98

Charlotte Management Organization North Carolina 98

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 23, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. By the BF Staff. advanced manufacturing.

Kentucky 42

Kentucky Florida Nebraska New Jersey 42

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2016

From the September/October 2016 Issue. The expansion to the existing Cookeville facility is expected to be completed by mid-2017, with potential new manufacturing starting in the first quarter of next year. Renovations to Eurotranciatura’s existing plant are scheduled to be completed by the first or second quarter 2017.

Oklahoma 40

Oklahoma Mississippi Tennessee Utah 40

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

When Clark Ivory returned with his family to Salt Lake City from a three-year church mission in the eastern European countries of Moldova and Romania in 2017, he could have easily allowed Ivory Homes, the company founded by his father, Ellis, almost 50 years earlier, to continue without him. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor.

Innovation 122

Innovation Utah Housing Products 122

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

Industrial Development Bond Program (IDB): Under its IDB Program, the Authority makes loans to manufacturers that qualify as small issue manufacturers. The interest rates paid by a qualifying manufacturer are market rates that are set through a competitive bid process when the Authority issues and sells its program bonds to fund the loan.

North Dakota 40

North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

“It’s not an easy transition,” even with the financial might and institutional knowledge and tech savvy of Clayton Properties Group , the nation’s largest builder of manufactured and modular homes, which bought Oakwood in 2017. Modular would seem to be the natural progression for builders already into panelization.

Roads 116

Roads Site Housing Industrial 116

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

From the July/August 2013 issue. The project, which began three years ago and is expected to be completed by 2017, is more than halfway done after workers finished dredging an 11-mile stretch, known as Reach D, last month. That work is expected to begin in September. By Jenny Vickers. markets via train or truck.

Baltimore 88

Baltimore Delaware New Jersey Virginia 88

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 7, 2016

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. The massive project prepares the facility to produce the 2017 class of F-Series Super Duty. Kentucky recognized its rich automotive history—and promising future—with the Kentucky Auto Industry Association’s inaugural AutoVision Conference, held in Louisville in September.

Industrial 40

Industrial Kentucky Mississippi Louisville 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 18, 2012

From the September/October 2012 issue. Through projects such as the Information Commons, 3rc is unifying community information in a way that will give everyone a better understanding of the issues and a data-driven foundation for planning and analysis. By Business Facilities Staff. defense contracts.

Omaha 76

Omaha Mobility Georgia Arkansas 76

Construction Junkie

JULY 20, 2020

The Trump Administration has recently released its Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions , which reports on the actions that each of the administrative agencies expect to issue in the future. OSHA issued two separate standards, one for construction, and one for general industry and maritime.

OSHA 114

OSHA Railroad Construction Safety 114

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2016

By Business Facilities Editorial Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement project aims to replace 558 aging bridges across the Keystone State by the end of 2017. There are an estimated 4,000 bridges in PA rated structurally deficient.]. and the largest road project in Pennsylvania’s history.

Indiana 40

Indiana New York New Jersey Wisconsin 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

From the March/April 2014 issue. be constructed at no net cost to the company’s customers and will help stabilize electric rates over the long term by providing a rate reduction totaling $10 million per year by 2017, commencing with a $3.3 By Jenny Vickers and Jack Rogers. Ever since the oil shocks of the 1970s, a primary U.S.

Minnesota 56

Minnesota Iowa New Jersey New Mexico 56

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Under most circumstances, upon complete payment of the bond issue, the lessee or user company acquires ownership of the industrial facility for a nominal sum. 100% electable sales factor for multi-state corporations (increasing from 80% to 100% between 2014 and 2017). Sales factor further reduces corporate tax burdens.

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

Under most circumstances, upon complete payment of the bond issue, the lessee or user company acquires ownership of the industrial facility for a nominal sum. The increase is to occur in equal increments over a four year period, between 2014 and 2017. percent, between 2014 and 2017. percent down to 4.9

Income 75

Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 22, 2013

From the March/April 2013 issue. By 2014, 35 jobs will be created and 50 new jobs are predicted by 2017. “In The company inaugurated a new biotechnology pilot facility at the Braine-l’Alleud site of UCB in September 2012. Scripps Research Institute in Palm Beach, FL. By Stefanie Ramsperger and Jack Rogers.

Florida 63

Florida New Jersey Maryland Utah 63