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Why Hiring a Non-Local Commercial Construction Contractor is Crazy…Like a Fox

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The travel expenses alone for a non-local general contractor would inflate a retail construction bid to the point where the job isn’t economical. It’s better to work with a national retail construction contractor who is familiar with building your store in other cities verses a local general contractor who’s never built for you before.

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The programmatic evolution of the lobby

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This was later in the year after the summer slowdown, as many organizations issued return policies and tested or incorporated more long-term hybrid and distributed models. 200 West Madison Street, Chicago, Ill.

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Promoting Electric Vehicles as Environmental Policy or Corporate Welfare

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While Maryland offers non-monetary incentives such as priority parking and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access regardless of the number of occupants (when displaying an HOV permit on the vehicle), it is the dollar cost and source of funds for that public policy that is now drawing attention.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

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In Maryland, state law does not address carryout bags provided by retail establishments. Senate Bill 546 (passed) makes changes to nutrient management plan compliance, enforcement, and reporting; concentrated animal feeding operation permitting and fees; and water quality monitoring in tributaries located on the lower Eastern Shore.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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The state’s regulatory agencies and local governments provide quicker, less costly and more predictable permitting processes for significant economic development projects without reducing environmental standards. Florida understands that businesses need certainty, predictability and efficiency in government regulations.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Arizona team worked closely with Maricopa County’s air-quality department to obtain the required permits for Apple. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. “This new plant will make components for Apple products and it will run on 100 percent renewable energy from day one.”

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What the LEED Pilot for Wood Is and What It Is Not

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Of import, USGBC’s announcement of the pilot credit said that it was, “to test an approach to prerequisite requirements, which could serve as a model for other building materials.” having the effect of excluding wood from two-thirds of certified forests in North America) would be devastating to the rating system, provoking the ire of many.

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