Green Building Law Update

MARCH 30, 2015

By statute all solar panels are pervious in Maryland. Of course that doesn’t mean that rain actually passes through the solar panels or that in Maryland the panels are constructed to be any more permeable than elsewhere. Unfortunately, the law to date has had little, if any, effect in Maryland.

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Maryland Zoning Regulation Permits 120

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Investigations, safety efforts continue in wake of I-695 work zone incident that killed six.

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Baltimore Maryland Zoning Safety 65

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

The Maryland General Assembly, the state’s legislative body meets in regular session for 90 days each year beginning the second Wednesday in January to act on more than 2,500 pieces of legislation. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

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Maryland Permits Sewer Housing 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 9, 2018

At a time when solar panels are de riguere a recent decision by a Maryland appellate court limiting the authority of local governments to regulate the location and specifics of construction of a solar farm has broad implications far beyond this case. The Washington County Board of Zoning Appeals granted the relief requested.

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Regulation Maryland Zoning Washington 174

ENR Construction

JUNE 7, 2023

Need to address construction crew safety gains more state attention following a March 22 crash in Baltimore that killed six workers

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Safety Baltimore Zoning Maryland 36

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 18, 2016

This is the first Maryland location for Crystal Steel, which also has facilities in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and the Philippines. The company is also eligible for a number of state tax credits, including the Job Creation tax credit, Enterprise Zone tax credit and One Maryland tax credit.

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Maryland Fabrication Delaware Pennsylvania 40

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

T he Maryland state legislature has allocated $7.5 million to the University of Maryland to create a green energy research center. The goal of the Green Energy Institute—a collaboration between the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC) at the A. From the September/October 2017 Issue. Larry Hogan, with Lt.

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Maryland Innovation Green Baltimore 45

Business Facilities

JULY 15, 2015

The top trade markets for Maryland goods and services are Canada ($1.9 Business Report: Maryland Exports Hit Record Level In 2014 appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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Maryland Transportation Equipment Products 40

Business Facilities

AUGUST 15, 2016

Read Lidl US Will Create 100 New Jobs In Maryland on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Retailer Lidl will invest $100 million to establish a new regional headquarters and distribution center in Cecil County, MD.

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Maryland US Retail Site 40

Business Facilities

APRIL 27, 2021

Foreign trade zones, located in or near U.S. Customs ports of entry, enable duty-free movement of foreign and domestic merchandise. there are more than 200 U.S. FTZs, each a driver of regional economic growth. Read: Free And Easy Trading At Ports Of Entry at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Zoning New Mexico Albuquerque Baltimore 134

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Flash flooding caused chaos in the nation’s largest city, with homes in the New York region filling with water and tornadoes ripping through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. We’re going to see new flood zones emerge that previously had not been flooded at least within memory.”.

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New Jersey Philadelphia New York Mississippi 52

Business Facilities

APRIL 2, 2015

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El Paso Rhode Island West Virginia South Carolina 40

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2015

The modified effective date is also influenced by the fact that the adoption of the updated Baltimore City Zoning Ordinance has slowed and many of the new green features of that not yet adopted zoning code are necessary to make the new Green Code efficacious. This delay in effective date is a big deal.

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Baltimore Green Maryland Renovating 120

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 31, 2022

In fact, officials of New York City are beginning to re-examine its zoning to ensure green spaces and parks are accessible and equitably distributed throughout the urban landscape. It also creates a new building zone called the ‘mid-doors,’ a term coined recently by Transsolar’s Erik Olsen, in his series “What is Indoors?”

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Fabrication Environment Architecture Zoning 72

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Plus, a look at Qualified Opportunity Zones and Business/Industry/Tech Parks. The September/October 2019 Issue features the booming logistics and transportation industry. Read: September / October 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 5) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Zoning Transportation Industrial New Mexico 40

Business Facilities

MAY 30, 2017

Plus, what’s going on in Maryland, Louisiana, Nevada and Tennessee. The May / June 2017 issue features our annual tour of the locations that are leaders in logistics and distribution, ports and FTZs, LiveXchange 2017, biotech, tourism, and certified sites.

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Nevada Maryland Tennessee Louisiana 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

One way to do this is to streamline the applications process for businesses moving into foreign trade zones (FTZs). In hopes of making it even easier and faster for businesses to take advantage of Culpeper’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), the country recently filed an application with the U.S. Key Incentives: Tech Zones, Sales?&

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Virginia Zoning Accounting Site 51

Safety Services Company

JUNE 12, 2014

Arkansas has a hand-held cell phone ban for drivers 18 to 20 years old, and for all drivers while in a school zone or highway construction zone. Vermont’s law applies only in work zones. Connecticut. Washington D.C. New Jersey. Puerto Rico. US Virgin Islands. Washington. West Virginia. Text Messaging.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Zoning West Virginia 48

Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

Texas is the top-ranked state in our new cyber growth potential standings, followed by Virginia, Louisiana, Maryland and Georgia in the top five. OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. The authors of the Opportunity Zones section of the tax reform bill, Sen. San Antonio, TX is now billing itself as the “Cyber City”, and with good reason.

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North Carolina San Antonio Louisiana Tennessee 111

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 29, 2013

Alaska Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Back Office, IT, And Call Centers California Featured Post Logistics And Distribution Louisiana Maryland Pennsylvania Ports And Free Trade Zones Press Releases Tennessee Transportation Infrastructure U.S. - Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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San Jose Metro San Francisco Memphis 80

Business Facilities

JULY 23, 2014

In the months after the December 2012 atrocity, New York, Connecticut and Maryland enacted broad new bans on assault weapons. This week, the other shoe dropped in Maryland, where Beretta U.S.A. The Maryland law bans 45 different assault weapons and limits magazine capacity to 10 bullets. The current restriction is 500 feet.

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Tampa Colorado Maryland Regulation 50

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

The resulting flood insurance savings could be more than $1,000 a year for a building in Zone AE (for instance, in a riverine flood zone not affected by wave action) and $2,000 a year in Zone VE. For example, adding 2 feet of freeboard to a new home might add $20 a month to the mortgage payment, or $240 per year.

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Regulation Zoning Insurance Maryland 195

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Quinn signed into a law a bill that extends the life span of enterprise zones for 25 years. The first group of the State’s enterprise zones was set to expire in 2013. The legislation re-establishes California’s international trade offices in order to drive exports and increase direct foreign investment in the Golden State.

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Alabama New York Hawaii Wisconsin 40

Business Facilities

APRIL 1, 2022

Business Facilities' March / April 2022 issue focuses on the global supply chain, logistics, foreign direct investment, industrial parks, manufacturing, life sciences, and more.

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Industrial New York Connecticut Arizona 93

Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The economic impact of U.S. seaports has a far reach, extending from the direct to the indirect and beyond. There are an estimated 2.2 million jobs that depend on ports. Read: Ports And FTZs: Tidal Wave at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Estimating Nashville Baltimore Airports 87

Business Facilities

JULY 27, 2020

The new terminal will import and process 120,000 Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, and Bentley vehicles annually, create approximately 100 jobs. Read: VW Opens Tradepoint Atlantic Vehicle Terminal At Port Of Baltimore at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Baltimore Maryland Zoning Transportation 73

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Maryland-based Ciena is investing $900 million to expand its R&D operations in Ontario. Port Colborne is part of Ontario’s new Gateway Economic Centre and includes an area designated as Niagara’s Economic Growth Zone. The provincial government is making ICT research and commercialization a priority.

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Green Airports America Employment 40

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 31, 2018

By the BF Staff From the September/October 2018 Issue U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provides security and facilitation operations at 328 ports of entry throughout the country, enforcing U.S. laws and regulations with more than 60,000 employees. Read: Ports & FTZs: The Value of Entry at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Security Regulation Baltimore Houston 62

Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

Its key feature is highly automated 30+ lane transfer zones and automated live e-gates. According to Maryland Gov. The P3 project is a 50-year agreement between the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) and Ports America Chesapeake to lease and operate the 200-acre Seagirt Marine Terminal. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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Metro Detroit Austin Baltimore 111

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The environmental workforce and job training grants will help transform economically disadvantaged communities across the U.S. . Read: EPA Grants 26 Organizations $5.1M In Environmental Job Training Grants at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Organization North Carolina New York Alaska 59

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

Massachusetts, New York and Maryland join NJ as states that have achieved leadership positions in solar power without the advantage of a Sun Belt location. Arizona has eased into second place, edging out New Jersey, which has an aggressive utility-backed program for residential as well as commercial panel installations.

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North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

According to Maryland Gov. This new 50-foot-deep berth and these cranes were absolutely critical to the long-term future of the Port of Baltimore, enabling Maryland to retain existing business and jobs while allowing us to accommodate new business and create new jobs that will come aboard the larger ships that are on the horizon,” said Gov.

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Baltimore Delaware New Jersey Virginia 88

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2017

The July / August 2017 issue features our 13th annual rankings report, presenting the top states, metros and global locations from every possible economic development angle. Read: July / August 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 4).

Metro 40

Metro Minnesota Nevada Arizona 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 19, 2016

billion expansion of the Panama Canal, originally scheduled for completion in time for the Canal’s 100th anniversary in 2014, now is expected to be open for business before the end of next month.

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Baltimore Permits Virginia NJ 43

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2016

3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Shovel Ready Silver builds upon those attributes by maintaining documentation that is less than one year old and having proper zoning and infrastructure built to the property.

Indiana 40

Indiana New York New Jersey Wisconsin 40