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$3.1B Federal Way Link light-rail extension advances

Construction Dive

mile Seattle-area project now moves to the engineering phase, putting it closer to securing a $790 million Federal Transit Administration grant.

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Boeing Begins Expansion Of 737 Commercial Delivery Center In Seattle

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Boeing has kicked off expansion of its 737 Commercial Delivery Center (CDC) at Boeing Field in Seattle. “This is a significant investment by Boeing in our region, securing our partnership for generations to come.” Far West Washington Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce Blog-March-2014 Boeing King County Seattle'

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Photo © Sarah Mechling, courtesy Perkins Eastman Yomo Toro Apartments in New York City, Cedar Crossing in Seattle, and Harrison Plaza Senior Tower in Philadelphia are among the examples conceived as more than just a roof overhead. The security cameras—in the elevator, the mailroom, and the lobby—really caught her eye too. “We

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Natural Gas: To Ban or Not To Ban?

Pro Builder

Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, and Louisiana have all enacted or proposed legislation to block such bans after San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York have all taken action toward phasing out natural gas. States and cities are in a battle about whether natural gas should be banned in new homes and buildings.

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Open Borders

Business Facilities

There’s been a lot of heated rhetoric in the presidential campaign about illegal immigration and how to secure the border. Seattle and Vancouver, both burgeoning high-tech hubs, are engaged in an intense competition for the expansion dollars now being spent by tech giants like Microsoft who have long called the region home.

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in 2017

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Expanding cyber-security and life sciences activity supported markets as geographically diverse as Washington, D.C./Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Austin, Texas; Silicon Valley, California and Seattle, Washington. Though backlog is slightly lower in the South on a year-over-year basis, it.

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Housing Market Pushes Buyers to Rentals, Intensifying Demand

Pro Builder

Landlords are receiving more applications than usual, with many applicants offering larger security deposits and coming in with better credit histories, reports CNBC. One Maryland landlord said they have leased properties for 20 years and have not seen this type of applicant pool before. Some markets are seeing more demand than others.

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