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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING. Virginia has a longstanding reputation as a workforce pioneer thanks to programs such as the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. For example, Virginia was awarded $6.9 Terry McAuliffe (left) congratulates Eldor Corp. Since VA Gov.

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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected? Apple pickers, get ready to duck.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Rounding out the top five in Best Business Climate are Virginia, which is luring major government contractors to relocate their headquarters to the state (Northrop made the move, and VA is courting Lockheed); Florida, where Gov. Virginia maintained its leadership in our Economic Growth Potential category with a second-place finish.

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NFPA 285 engineering judgments

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that permit the use of engineering analysis to determine fire resistance. Acceptance criteria determining the pass/fail result is a combination of temperature limitations, temperature-rise limitations, and visual observations of flaming at specified locations in the test specimen and the second-story room of the test apparatus.

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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

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The vision for the IC Road Map is a comprehensive guide through a builder’s operation, including visual cues to navigate it depending on where a company is and where it wants to go next. “With decades of potential gains, it can be a short learning curve.”. Glimpsing the Industrialized Construction Road Map.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Because Virginia laws prevented BVU from serving residents directly, the city initially hoped that a carrier would step in and provide broadband. Instead, BVU and its OptiNet division crossed several legal hurdles and gained approval to provide broadband and voice services to residents on the Virginia side of the city in January 2003.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program: Permits taxpayers to receive a credit against federal income taxes for qualified equity investments in designated Community Development Entities (CDEs). Expedited permitting; comprehensive plan amendments).

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