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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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What to expect over the holidays

Construction Equipment

Higher call volumes: As consumers start spending over the busy holiday shopping season, this means a spike in inbound customer calls to retail and bank contact centers is coming. Holiday travel: More people travel over the holidays than any other time of year.

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Hertz Announces Corporate Headquarters Relocation To Florida

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Additionally, access to the Florida travel and tourism population will position the company for long-term growth. According to Visit Florida, there are approximately 1 million employees in the state’s travel and tourism industry, Florida’s largest business segment. Frissora said. “Florida is the center of the U.S.

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Chase Center LEED Gold Certification: Q&A with Sustainability Team

Stok

That, combined with a very complex set of HVAC systems to serve the wide range of space types (the court, luxury boxes, food and retail stalls, walking areas, and more) and an abnormally high number of thermal zones, resulted in one of the most complicated Title 24 energy models ever created to show compliance.

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The Future of the New-Home Design Studio

Pro Builder

Specifically, today’s consumers want the same on-demand, omni-channel, interactive, customer-focused purchasing experience they've been getting from other retailers for years. Home Builders' Design Studios Go for a Retail Spin. Most retailers would be out of business if their online product catalogs followed that model.

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6 showcase hotel construction projects

The Korte Company

The hotel also features a common laundry area, conference rooms, a business center, retail shops, administrative space and an outdoor patio. Scheduled for completion in the fall of 2018, Gateway Inn & Suites will serve as Naval Station Newport’s flagship lodging facility. Gateway Inn & Suites – Newport, Rhode Island.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

Business Facilities

For example, the Mercedes-Benz semi-autonomous truck prototype scheduled for release in 2025 has a computer that will not completely replace the driver, but will allow them to do other things inside of the cabin. In its 2017 fiscal year, Nashville International Airport (BNA), the region’s conduit for air travel, served a record-breaking 13.5