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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. For example, in the last two years Englewood Construction has worked in 28 states, but we only have one office to support, so we don’t have a high overhead that gets passed along to a client.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. Businesses in an FTZ may see a reduction in duties on labor, overhead and profit. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. military forces. FTZs jumped 24.8

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Expanding the exterior footprint

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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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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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The Park offers an expandable 50,000-square-foot shell building and land sites ranging from 30 to 65 acres and is zoned light industrial. Urban Enterprise Zones – tax credits, PILOT or Payment In Lieu of Taxes agreements and low interest rates to reduce development costs. at this multi-faceted facility.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

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Application: This standard applies to warehouse or large overhead rolling doors. Door, Manual, Overhead. This standard applies to manually operated overhead doors. Obtain and understand control system diagrams and identify zone thermostat locations. Review all zone set points at the server. Standard Tools – Basic.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

08 33 23 Overhead Coiling Doors. Overhead Rapid Coiling Doors. 08 33 26 Overhead Coiling Grilles. 08 33 43 Overhead Coiling Smoke Curtains. 08 33 44 Overhead Coiling Fire Curtains. Overhead Projectors. Accessories. 07 71 00 Roof Specialties. 07 71 13 Manufactured Copings. Gutter Debris Guards. 08 51 23.13