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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

Construction Specifier

Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones?

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Sports Turns Spotlight Onto Nevada City

Business Facilities

Read: Sports Turns Spotlight Onto Nevada City at BusinessFacilities.com. Henderson’s Culture of Opportunity makes business expansion easy with agile and accessible government, favorable tax and incentives all paired with a surprising quality of life.

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Feature Story: 2015 Economic Development Awards

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Archives Arizona Arkansas Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Business Clusters/Corridors California Feature Story Featured Post Florida Georgia Incentives Indiana Iowa Kentucky Magazine Magazine Highlights Maryland Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico New York Pennsylvania Ports And Free Trade Zones Renewable Energy (..)

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The Travel & Tourism Game

Business Facilities

Henderson defies the expectations of what Southern Nevada should be. If Nevada brings to mind the flashing neon of The Strip, Henderson is the quiet relaxation and abundant recreation at Lake Las Vegas. People come to Lake Las Vegas to cool down from the Southern Nevada sun, but also to golf, dine, walk and relax.

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May / June 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 3)

Business Facilities

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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How Cell Phone Use While Driving Laws Vary

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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. Washington D.C. New Jersey. Puerto Rico. US Virgin Islands. Washington. West Virginia. Text Messaging.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE. The authors of the Opportunity Zones section of the tax reform bill, Sen. that need it the most. LED’S FASTSTART: DECADE-LONG GOLD STANDARD FOR TRAINING.