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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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“Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Many of these people are one medical bill or one car breakdown away from being homeless,” Burns adds.

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March / April 2016 Issue (Volume 49, Number 2)

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Accelerating Innovation in NY | The Innovate NY Fund, along with the Partnership Fund for New York City, is helping to spur the development of a biotech cluster in the Big Apple. Retail: Shopping for New Jobs | The retail industry has an impact on more than just the clothes in our closets and our daily coffee fix.

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BookItOut Expands Global Reach With New NYC Location

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Serving automotive finance companies in six countries, BookItOut has opened its newest location in New York City. “BookItOut Dealer Services continues to expand rapidly; the New York office complements our strategic initiatives and widespread adoption by the auto finance industry.” economy.

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Putting 9 senior living market trends into perspective

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One of their first facilities was in New Jersey just across the George Washington Bridge from New York City. and many other countries, providing housing and care for this rapidly growing segment of the market will be both an increasingly major challenge and a potentially profitable opportunity.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6 Sustainability is profitability.” New companies are enriching the region’s energy ecosystem, and competitive rates in real estate, wages and salaries yield significant operational savings. CREATING A CLEANER, BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR FLORIDA’S ECONOMY.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Sophisticated planning is required to account for never ending variables that help to keep supply chain costs down and quality and profits up. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) continues to expect net post-tax profits for the entire industry to fall from $7.9 billion in 2011 to $3 billion in 2012, which is just 0.5

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Learn About Construction – 10 Best Ways

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This way you don’t waste your time learning about how to build retail stores when you really want to build power plants. Hoists in New York city all land on the roadway with large temporary loading docks built for easy access – this was implemented on my last project.