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Union accuses Amazon contractors of wage-related violations in Virginia

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An Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters' report focuses on drywall subcontractors and the lower-tier subcontractors they reportedly hired to perform work on six projects involving four owners at sites near HQ2.

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Amazon may sign PLA for Virginia HQ2

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With the tech giant nixing its New York plans, Arlington officials may push harder to give local construction unions pre-hire bargaining rights.

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Election 2021 Recap: $1B NE Power Project Underway Is Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Big Funding Measures

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3 claiming referendum to kill project violates state and federal law; former project finance top exec Glenn Youngkin is Virginia governor-elect; while iron workers' union official Stephen Sweeney appears to have lost his N.J. Owner utility Avangrid files Maine court suit Nov. senate seat and leadership post

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European Union Avoids Fracturing

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According the International Energy Association, France and Poland have the greatest potential for recoverable shale gas in Europe, with shale reserves comparable to the Marcellus Shale Formation stretching from West Virginia to New York in the U.S. The post European Union Avoids Fracturing appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Airbus Joins Forces With CCAM

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CCAM, Airbus and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe used the occasion of the Farnborough International Airshow 2014 to announce the new membership during a celebratory signing event. This union is a natural one. Southeast Virginia Airbus Blog-July-2014 CCAM Prince George County'

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COVER STORY: Advanced Manufacturing — Creating Jobs In 3Dimensions

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President Obama also mentioned NAMII in his recent State of the Union address: “There are things we can do, right now, to accelerate this trend. ROLLS-ROYCE’S HIGH-TECH HUB IN VIRGINIA. In January 2013, NAMII was named one of the top most innovative economic development initiatives in the U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. The rich timber resources make it home to Virginia-Carolina Wood Products that supplies both domestic and international markets with Class A lumber. Source: Brunswick County, Virginia IDA). Dominion Power Plant groundbreaking.

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