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Women in Construction: Stephanie Kretchmar Turns Glitter into Gold

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Louis, Dallas and Phoenix, and my role is to manage major capital improvement and maintenance projects for any of those communities. I was a part of the company’s rehab team, mainly handling the construction permit process, but I was exposed to all aspects of what goes into a remodel or renovation project.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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RenoFi Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Finance Category RenoFi.com is the first one-stop-shop marketplace for financing a home renovation. . $300,000 in prize money will be distributed between at least three winners selected across the three award categories—Construction and Design, Public Policy and Regulatory Reform, and Finance.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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This year’s finalists in the Policy & Regulatory Reform category include organizations focused on addressing historically lengthy processes, such as accelerating permitting and connecting LMI individuals to housing opportunities. Homeowners see on average an 11x increase in borrowing power with RenoFi-powered loans.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. PHOENIX IS FASTEST-GROWING CITY. It’s not a coincidence that Phoenix—no. The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) recently was awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. ATLANTA NO. 1 IN GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

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Along with new renovations, Samsung’s Austin Research Center also grew its presence with about 200 engineers dedicated to design and development of the latest technologies for mobile application processors. This is Samsung’s only location in the world outside of South Korea that manufactures chips for the electronics giant.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. Prevailing wage must be paid to workers involved in the construction or renovation. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Renovation of the existing building is expected to be completed on January 1st, 2018. Peoria has an abundant, educated workforce within a 30-minute drive from most major employment centers in the Phoenix metropolitan area. This policy moves your expedited plan reviews and permitting to “the front of the line” at no cost.