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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. Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies recently announced a $208-million investment in new manufacturing at its four production sites in Louisiana.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. Targeted Industries: IT & Computer Tech, Energy, Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products, Advanced Tech & Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense. TEXAS FAST FACTS. seamless mill. “The

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Built to Rent Is Booming, But Operational Challenges Loom for This Overheated Housing Sector

Pro Builder

Institutional capital has been active in single-family rentals since the global financial crisis 15 years ago, when large investors began purchasing, aggregating, and leasing distressed, foreclosed homes. Some of the country’s largest production home builders have also joined in the single-family B2R frenzy. Leadership.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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In 2015, San Marcos snared the largest job-creating project in the history of the city and surrounding Hays County—Amazon’s new fulfillment center, which is bringing more than 1,000 jobs to the region at the site. San Marcos has access to multiple trans-load facilities to move product by road, air and Class 1 rail lines.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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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. Alpar Architectural Products. City of San Antonio, Office of Environmental Policy. City of San Francisco, Department of the Environment.