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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology

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Examples of commercial sector buildings include retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and leisure and recreational facilities. Non-building energy use is included in the commercial sector, where it contributes to public services such as traffic lights and water and sewer systems.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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It produced a comprehensive report on the importance of manufacturing for the Corridor, a communications and marketing report, sustainability report and a strategic plan. The organization strives to create a sustainable manufacturing workforce in the region. Today, Method can?be RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASES ARE SURGING IN ILLINOIS.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Maple Lodge Farms represents one of Brampton’s success stories, combining rich farming tradition, state-of-the-art, in-house processing technology and retail outlets, and exports throughout North America. These companies then process and package it for sale to retail and wholesale markets. million investment.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

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Building from an agribusiness base, the state today is thriving and competitive in manufacturing, professional services and wholesale and retail trades. Utilities, including power electrical and gas lines plus water and sewer lines, will be in place ready to connect with tenants.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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“Not only does this announcement build on the success of South Carolina’s agribusiness sector, but it also creates new jobs that will help keep Mullins and the surrounding areas sustainable for years to come,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. million into its new Mecklenburg and Wake County campuses.

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Less Is More In New England

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At the last board retreat of the Northeast Economic Developer’s Association, it was discussed how, in New England, most communities include vitality, sustainability and other types of revenue generation such as sales or rooms and meals tax. million square feet of retail/service space and 2 million square feet of office space.

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What Is Building | Types of Building

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The buildings are generally used for showrooms or stores, housing shops, where display and sale, the wholesale goods, merchandise is carried out or retail goods are called mercantile buildings. What Is Sustainable Architecture? Mercantile Building. Sometimes this mercantile building is called a business building. Assembly Buildings.