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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

AOE’s can range from large urban airports with heavy scheduled passenger service to small rural airports serving general aviation. Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. There is $2 million-plus annual budget for ongoing security at the port. military forces.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

When we scheduled a chat with Gov. Perry told us all of the CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zones) lines are scheduled to become operational by the end of this year. Passage of this constitutional amendment will help Texas secure a sustainable and reliable water supply.”. Texas Governor Rick Perry. By Jack Rogers.

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

The Korte Company

A precedent for career goals had already been set in Tom’s family: working for the railroad. His father, a railroad engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. His grandfathers on both sides, railroad telegraphers. For Tom’s father, “the railroad was his life.” His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central.

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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2014 and will result in a 1.5-million-square-foot Chattanooga, TN is proud to call itself America’s first “Gig City,” a title it secured with an ambitious initiative to provide everyone in the city with access to world-class high-speed broadband of one gigabyte per second.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The 50-foot deep container berth was completed in 2012, two years ahead of its original schedule. This new investment in port infrastructure is an important step forward to help grow our local economy and to secure the Port of Baltimore’s future for years to come,” said Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Black.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 01 20 List of Schedules. 00 31 13 Preliminary Schedules. Preliminary Project Schedule. Preliminary Construction Schedule. 00 43 13 Bid Security Form. 00 43 73 Proposed Schedule of Values Form. 00 43 83 Proposed Construction Schedule Form. 00 43 86 Proposed Work Plan Schedule Form.