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Lean Construction, Payroll and Equipment Tracking

Carol Hagen

Recently representatives of Mortenson spoke at a NAWIC Greater Phoenix Chapter meeting and discussed renewable energy (showcasing a wind farm project in Hawaii) and how lean construction practices have improved productivity and their bottom line. WDUs also have a GPS receiver to permit localization of PDCs in the network.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Entered By: Greater Phoenix Economic Council. The winner of our top award emerged from a collaborative effort between Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), DMB Associates, Salt River Project (SRP), Maricopa County and the City of Mesa. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Women in Construction: Stephanie Kretchmar Turns Glitter into Gold

Pro Builder

From property and project managers, to engineers and CFOs, these women have climbed the ranks and made a name for themselves in their respective companies. Stephanie Kretchmar, project manager at Draper and Kramer, Inc. , This included, among other things, property management, development, and brokerage. is one such woman.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. From full-service, large-scale managed IT solutions to custom software, online and app development, West Michigan’s high-tech industry can build solutions from the ground up. PHOENIX IS FASTEST-GROWING CITY.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. Darin Haskell, division manager, custom and special projects (left) and Clint Larson, major projects and custom home manager. Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

Pro Builder

But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

Pro Builder

For example, Atlanta, Dallas, and Phoenix have long been hot markets, but go into those and you’re competing with every national builder, a host of strong regionals, and more locals than you can count. The mega markets may have five times the number of permits, but 10 times the competition. Business Management. Operations.