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

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Bev Perdue of North Carolina and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina both had the same target in mind when they headed trade missions to Japan recently: bringing back the bacon for their states. I’m here for one reason: to try to boost North Carolina’s thriving business sector and grow more jobs in our state,” said Gov.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Regional Utilities Are Busy Powering Growth In The Carolinas

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Meanwhile, in North Carolina, lawmakers are mulling a major revamp of state economic development programs, including the conversion of the NC Department of Commerce into a public-private partnership. More than 35 counties submitted applications for Duke Energy’s Site Readiness Program in North Carolina and South Carolina in 2013.

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Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

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Agency Construction Manager. Some general contractors “self-perform” a portion of the work, but others are simply managing and administering the construction. An agency construction manager is a construction firm that does not self-perform any construction work and does not hold the contracts. General Contractor.

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Becoming an authority: Credentials help, of course, but there is more to the story

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Steven A Baker, Wilmington District Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers at a military-construction event in North Carolina. The Carpenters Union in Ontario has taken measures to increase the authority recognition of its members, including its lobbying for the Ontario College of Trades and compulsory certification for the trade.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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These VISTAs will recruit and manage volunteers, and strengthen the capacity of Promise Zones to expand economic opportunity. Los Angeles, CA (Neighborhoods of Pico Union, Westlake, Koreatown, Hollywood, and East Hollywood). Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. Southeast U.S.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Interstate 40 is the major east-west thoroughfare reaching from North Carolina to California that runs through Arkansas. Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico. Interstate 55 links eastern Arkansas to St.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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King, Managing Director of the Quonset Development Corporation. Family Trust Federal Credit Union was one of the first businesses to open their new headquarters at Knowledge Park. That’s the Raleigh Technology Park—that’s what North Carolina is all about.”. Photo: Mike Baker). It’s contagious.