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Comcast to build second Philadelphia skyscraper, with Norman Foster-designed tower [slideshow]

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Comcast Corporation announced last week its plan to build a second skyscraper in Philadelphia, adjacent to its current global headquarters, the 58-story, 973-foot Comcast Center. Body Image: read more.

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Looking for Partner on 1801 Vine Street Redevelopment Philadelphia

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They are seeking LEED certification on the job while providing hotel, retail, and museum space. This is a fantastic job and I am offering to bring my civil engineering and construction management background to the project as well as put in a lot of the grunt work involved with proposing on the job.

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Top 10 green building products for 2014

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Green Building Council’s Greenbuild convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 21. BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of GreenSpec and Environmental Building News (EBN) today announced this year’s winners of its annual Top-10 awards. The winners were featured over a live BuildingGreen webcast and will be presented at the U.S.

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The butterfly effect, chaos theory and getting ahead of the trends

Construction Marketing Ideas

Scott Butcher and William Long have written a provocative story: The Butterfly Effect and its Impact on AEC Firms, in The SMPS Marketer , precursor to a presentation they will give at the association’s annual conference in Philadelphia in August.

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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In January 2014, Governor Corbett, Comcast Corporation and Liberty Property Trust announced the construction of Comcast Innovation and Technology Center in Center City Philadelphia, a $1.2 Hayne, Chairman, President & CEO of Urban Outfitters, founded the company in Philadelphia in 1970 and credits location with part of Urban’s success.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management. The current challenge for U.S.

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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities

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They also will be eligible to give property tax abatements for new development, allowing cities like Camden to spur development and compete with Philadelphia for private-sector jobs and residential growth. Projects in these cities will have significantly lower eligibility thresholds and higher incentive levels. Marathon Data Operating Co.,

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