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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. The facility also produces electric and composite products and is the primary global services and support center for Boeing’s rotorcraft. Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc. This demand for wood products continues to grow as designers appreciate its renewability, versatility, aesthetics, and most important, its ability to sequester carbon once installed. Four main standards are used for FRTW product evaluation. By Mike Eckhoff, PhD. References.

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Lean Construction, Payroll and Equipment Tracking

Carol Hagen

Recently representatives of Mortenson spoke at a NAWIC Greater Phoenix Chapter meeting and discussed renewable energy (showcasing a wind farm project in Hawaii) and how lean construction practices have improved productivity and their bottom line. WDUs also have a GPS receiver to permit localization of PDCs in the network.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Entered By: Greater Phoenix Economic Council. The winner of our top award emerged from a collaborative effort between Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), DMB Associates, Salt River Project (SRP), Maricopa County and the City of Mesa. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. The region has some of the nation’s largest industry concentrations in metals, plastics, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, production technology, automotive, office furniture and food processing. ATLANTA NO.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. Collaboration within and across operational groups is critical, especially when adding new product to the mix. Photo: Erik Ostling / dbphotoagency.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

Pro Builder

But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises.

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