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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. It was optimistic and certainly gave us a lot of commercial construction news to talk about around the water cooler.

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Secret Formula—Office Vacancy Rates—Prompts Roger Staubach To Bet On The Broncos

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more space available for lease) have won the Lombardi Trophy 62 percent of the time, including last February when Baltimore (15.5 points per game over their last five contests, and is almost as hot as Seattle’s South Lake Union submarket (vacancy rate of just 4.0%). percent vacancy) edged San Francisco (11.8 percent vacancy).

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Contractor Marketing That Works: How Can It be a Happy New Year.

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How Can It be a Happy New Year if Your Sales Are in the Toilet? In the post-Christmas headlines, turns out Santa will actually lease out reindeer this year to make ends meet. Yet if you’re reading the good news out there, your perspective may be a little different. Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Sickening.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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After leasing the U.S. Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with a very low unionization rate, one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation, and workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average. In 2016, U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Carolinas Put Out A Welcome Mat for Business from Far East

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Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) announced recently new export data that shows North Carolina merchandise exports increased 5 percent in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, growing from $13.4 BauschLinnemann will begin hiring for the new positions in the beginning of summer 2013.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Just recently, BNA was ranked the 9th Best Domestic Airport by Travel + Leisure as part of its World’s Best Awards 2016 and was included in Lonely Planet Travel News’ “World’s Top Eight Airports Where Getting Stuck for A Long Layover Can Be A Bonus.”. The world is taking note, too. A Vision for the Future.

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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. CPRT estimates that the new complex will result in the creation of approximately 600 construction jobs. “We With its proximity to the center of the U.S. and other free-market proponents.

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