Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

State and local governments are willing to compete for projects like the Steel Dynamics mill in San Patricio County in part because they stimulate the economy during construction.

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Zoning Texas Construction 121

Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

One person is dead after an accident in a construction zone along Highway 360 in Arlington, Texas. Police are still investigating the incident that happened on February 9 just before 2:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway, according to a report by CBS Dallas Local. A road crew had closed…

Arlington 93

Arlington Dallas Accidents Zoning 93

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 30, 2013

No less than six Texas cities appear in Business Facilities’ new top 10 ranking of Recovery Employment Leaders in the Metro Ranking Report released this week by the national publication which focuses on site selection and economic development. Austin, TX tops the list, followed by El Paso, McCallen and Houston.

El Paso 78

El Paso Metro Texas Employment 78

Business Facilities

MAY 31, 2018

Read: TexAmericas Center Designated A Federal Opportunity Zone at BusinessFacilities.com. The census tract containing the industrial park is among seven in Bowie County, TX, to receive the new federal designation.

Zoning 47

Zoning Design Industrial Texas 47

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 9, 2014

On January 9, 2014, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five “Promise Zones.” THE PROMISE ZONES INITIATIVE. The five Promise Zones announced are part of the 20 that will be announced over the next three years. so that each partner can work towards improvement and accountability.

Zoning 53

Zoning Los Angeles San Antonio Kentucky 53

ENR Construction

MAY 4, 2017

The answers may prove revealing in the campaign to stop fatal work zone crashes.

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Zoning Texas 45

BD+C

MAY 23, 2019

City leaders in Austin, Texas are backing an innovative policy to increase the amount of affordable housing. The plan relaxes zoning restrictions and provides incentives for higher density construction in affordable and mixed-income developments.

Austin 93

Austin Innovation Housing Plans 93

Business Facilities

APRIL 27, 2022

Ports and Free Trade Zones have taken on much greater importance as supply chain issues increase and demand for product grows from businesses and consumers.

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Zoning Products Long Beach Houston 100

Pro Builder

MARCH 15, 2021

ICON’s Texas homes, constructed in collaboration with Kansas City developer 3Strands, feature two to four bedrooms and prices start in the $400,000 range. We built four homes in the configuration we did because we could do it in the existing zoning,” he added. 3Strand’s Co-founder and CEO says “demand has been off the charts.”

Austin 105

Austin Kansas City Zoning Kansas 105

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 16, 2014

On January 9, 2014, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five “Promise Zones.” THE PROMISE ZONES INITIATIVE. The five Promise Zones announced are part of the 20 that will be announced over the next three years. so that each partner can work towards improvement and accountability.

Zoning 45

Zoning Los Angeles San Antonio Kentucky 45

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 9, 2016

For a list of Texas economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Moving Image Industry Incentive Program: Provides grants to promote film, video game and visual effects industry growth in Texas. FINANCING & GRANTS. of qualified in-state spending.

Texas 40

Texas Finance Electrical Products 40

Business Facilities

APRIL 5, 2022

Mexico border, commercial vehicle imports at the Laredo, Texas Port of Entry rival Detroit’s automotive trade industry. On the U.S./Mexico Bring your manufacturing investment to this southern hub on the U.S. automotive corridor!

Texas 85

Texas Commercial Industrial Railroad 85

Business Facilities

JULY 26, 2019

California has crushed the competition as the top-ranked state for Opportunity Zones and Michigan is still the undisputed heavyweight champ in Automotive Manufacturing Strength in Business Facilities’ 1 5th Annual Rankings Report , released this week.

Michigan 58

Michigan California Zoning Ohio 58

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 15, 2013

TEXAS FAST FACTS. Key Incentives: Emerging Technology Fund, Enterprise Zones, Skills Development Fund, Renewable Energy Incentives, TX Industry Development Loan Program. Amazon Puts Three New Warehouses In Texas. I thank Amazon for working with us—making it possible to bring new jobs and revenue to the state of Texas.”.

Austin 73

Austin Texas Innovation Industrial 73

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The September / October 2021 issue looks at startup ecosystems, innovation centers and Opportunity Zones. Plus, an exclusive interview with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.

North Carolina 52

North Carolina Zoning Innovation Site 52

Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017.

North Carolina 111

North Carolina San Antonio Louisiana Tennessee 111

Contractor Magazine

JULY 11, 2017

The Daikin Texas Technology Park (DTTP) is a new state-of-the art business campus that consolidates many of Daikin’s HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) manufacturing and logistics facilities across North America. Daikin invested over $400 million to construct the facility on a 500 acre site just outside of Houston, TX.

Houston 40

Houston Zoning Texas Residential 40

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With the State of California encouraging housing development in commercial zones, these projects are prime opportunities for alleviating the housing crisis. Similarly, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird in Southern Dallas is also a renovation of a former Sears big box in an underserved community.

Austin 105

Austin Sustainability San Francisco Site 105

Business Facilities

APRIL 2, 2015

Archives Arizona Arkansas Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Business Clusters/Corridors California Feature Story Featured Post Florida Georgia Incentives Indiana Iowa Kentucky Magazine Magazine Highlights Maryland Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico New York Pennsylvania Ports And Free Trade Zones Renewable Energy (..)

El Paso 40

El Paso Rhode Island West Virginia South Carolina 40

Business Facilities

AUGUST 2, 2017

Low-cost land, a skilled workforce and “Restrained” government—with low taxes and minimal regulation—yield unrestrained growth in Texas. Read: The Sky’s The Limit In The Lone Star State.

Texas 76

Texas Regulation Security Zoning 76

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Plus, a look at Qualified Opportunity Zones and Business/Industry/Tech Parks. The September/October 2019 Issue features the booming logistics and transportation industry. Read: September / October 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 5) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Zoning Transportation Industrial New Mexico 40

GCP Applied Technologies

OCTOBER 1, 2018

climate zones 3 – 8 (all but the hottest southern regions) and ? climate zones 1 -2 (Florida, southern Texas and part of Arizona). One firm specializing in net-zero building design has proposed that air leakage not exceed 1.5 1 By comparison, the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) calls for air leakage to be ?

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Design Zoning Comparison Arizona 60

Business Facilities

JANUARY 2, 2019

A dynamic group of speakers will present the Executive Conference Program at the 15th annual Business Facilities LiveXchange, April 7-9, 2019 at the Worthington Renaissance in Fort Worth, Texas. Read: Business Facilities LiveXchange Announces 2019 Conference Program at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Conference Fort Worth Texas Zoning 54

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The September / October 2018 issue features locations that are foreign direct investment magnets, ports and Foreign Trade Zones, and an exclusive interview with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. Read: September / October 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 5) at BusinessFacilities.com.

Colorado 40

Colorado Zoning New Mexico South Carolina 40

Safety Services Company

JUNE 12, 2014

Arkansas has a hand-held cell phone ban for drivers 18 to 20 years old, and for all drivers while in a school zone or highway construction zone. Vermont’s law applies only in work zones. Texas bans texting for drivers 18 years old or younger, and for those who have a passenger 17 years or younger. Text Messaging.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Zoning West Virginia 48

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The San Antonio location was selected based on several factors, including a strong workforce, an ideal time zone that can service customers across the U.S., million state incentive from the Texas Enterprise Fund. Texas is proud that GM Financial has chosen San Antonio as the home of its next financial servicing center,” said Gov.

San Antonio 40

San Antonio Fort Worth Texas Arlington 40

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Every impressive DaVinci product has achieved the Miami-Dade County Acceptance and Texas Department of Insurance criteria for high velocity hurricane winds. They’ve also passed the TAS-125 certification test for wind uplift resistance in High Velocity Hurricane Zones up to 180mph. For us, we literally just had some landscape damage.

North Carolina 52

North Carolina Conference Construction Miami 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Texas Governor Rick Perry. Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. Our recipe for success in Texas is simple,” he said. By Jack Rogers.

Texas 49

Texas Regulation Industrial US 49

Construction Specifier

APRIL 14, 2022

Much of Texas was covered in snow in February with more than 4 million households lost power. Photo courtesy Stormwater Capture Co. By Sasha Aguilera and Karen Liu. Americans experienced many climate disasters in 2021. Sustainable roof colors—blue or green?

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Management Sewer Green San Francisco 52

Construction Specifier

MARCH 30, 2022

Much of Texas was covered in snow in February with more than 4 million households lost power. Photo courtesy Stormwater Capture Co. By Sasha Aguilera and Karen Liu. Americans experienced many climate disasters in 2021. Sustainable roof colors—blue or green?

Management 52

Management Sewer Green San Francisco 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

Several states—including Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington and Utah—deserve a shout-out for their overall performance in our 9th annual rankings festival. Using these criteria, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana and Georgia took the top five slots in Best Infrastructure, respectively. This brings total U.S.

North Dakota 111

North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 13, 2016

foreign trade zones have more than trippled in the past five years, while about a fifth of the goods imported into the U.S. Texas Talent Toasts the Competition | Travis, Harris and Collin Counties topped Emsi’s tracked talent attraction and retention list, outperforming some heavy hitters in states like Florida and California.

Iowa 40

Iowa Mississippi Indiana New Jersey 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 16, 2013

Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green) Featured Post Logistics And Distribution Online Features Ports And Free Trade Zones Renewable Energy Texas U.S.

Houston 49

Houston Office America Zoning 49

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. The value of shipments into zones totaled nearly $660 billion, compared with $798 billion the previous year.

Risk 40

Risk Airports Nashville Zoning 40

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite recorded the temperature at the top of Hurricane Harvey as the storm approached Texas on August 25, 2017. Geological Survey (USGS) by dividing land area into seismic (ground acceleration) zones based on historical events. By Amanda Taylor. Image: European Space Agency). Wildfire Risk. Tornado Risk.

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Risk Site Puerto Rico California 42

Business Facilities

AUGUST 23, 2017

Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone. Currently, Peoria has three dynamic, shovel-ready sites in highly sought-after areas of the city.

Arizona 76

Arizona Innovation San Diego Phoenix 76

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

TEXAS CITIES SURGE AS RECOVERY EMPLOYMENT LEADERS. No less than six Texas cities appear in Business Facilities’ new top 10 ranking of Recovery Employment Leaders. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones.

Metro 110

Metro Memphis Louisiana Mobility 110