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State of the Construction Industry: February Roundup

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Construction safety and health research firm, CPWR noted in its Q2 2018 report that from 2011 to 2016, 609 workers lost their lives at road work zones across the United States. Technology is transforming the way contractors operate, boosting productivity and profitability and promoting innovation.

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Serious And Funny Construction Definitions Contractors Enjoy Reading

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Aggravation Box - Computer with construction accounting software operated by a trainee. Black Box - Computer with construction accounting software operated by a trainee. Comfort Zone - Success you have now since that is what you feel you deserve no more / no less. Bid - A wild guess carried out to two decimal places.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

Pro Builder

The commonly accepted number for the retail price increase of a home in 2020 is around 17%. Now toss in zoning and inspection entities for each unit, plus interfaces with support firms such as surveying, architecture, and engineering. Process Perils and Profit for Home Builders. Blame it on the software or blame it on the users.

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Washington Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Craft3 Fund: Craft3 is a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that has partnered with SBCI to make loans to small businesses with a focus on underserved communities across the state. CSP will place cash deposits with the lending institution as additional collateral support to help lenders approve the loan.

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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance

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Expected to be one of the tallest buildings on the East Coast, it will become the dedicated home for the company’s growing workforce of technologists, engineers and software architects. Now his 30+ employee company distributes 200,000 pairs of pants and shorts annually to more than 500 retailers around the country.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The program asks local health care providers to identify problems they believe can be solved through new technology, and then forwards these challenges to Lincoln’s software community. After two months, a quick-pitch contest was held and the winning software proposal got a 120-day test period at the health care institution.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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David Roeder, spokesman for the Illinois DCEO, explains that potential investments “could mean a lot to early stage companies, and more importantly could turn into an ownership stake in those companies that the state could sell at a profit.”. Existing Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. From energy to technology, the DCEO is investing $2.5