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Bisnow Panels Suggests Education, Taxes, and Construction Costs Will Dictate The Future Of Center City Philly

Constructonomics

Basically, they were some big players in the Philadelphia Real Estate scene and, perhaps not very surprisingly, they did not appear to disagree on too much. But city business taxes make that difficult as companies can go into the suburbs and avoid the high business tax on profit, gross receipts, and wages.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. Operation Oswego County (OOC) is a private, non-profit organization that works to enhance, promote and protect the business and industrial climate of Oswego County. Population Between 50K-200K. Operation Oswego County.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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The organization is a not-for-profit partnership between the University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Salford Clinical Commissioning Group. Corbett recently announced that Spark Therapeutics will expand operations at a new building at the University City Science Center, creating new high-wage jobs in Philadelphia.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

auto industry, Chrysler made a bold commitment to continue building its most profitable and recognizable vehicle in the city that long ago put cars on the map. The 4,600 workers currently employed at the plant are producing nearly 300,000 vehicles this year, generating an estimated $2 billion in annual profits.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. 2 B Green Profitably. City of Philadelphia. Green and Profitable. We are not in favor of adding cost. 106 Greenway. 2M Design Consultants, Inc.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. With great proximity to places such as New York, Washington, Atlantic City and Philadelphia, the County provides an un-congested environment, outstanding quality of life, affordable land and property and easy access to world-class entertainment. and New York City.