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Why and how to employ air curtains at industrial doorways

Construction Specifier

For example, brick-and-mortar retail stores decentralized their inventories by switching from warehousing to a more diversified approach for in-store storage. Employees are more apt to pick and choose employment with as many benefits as possible, and air comfort is one of them.

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Pandemic Prompts Strong Demand for Housing, Undermines Demand for Other Nonresidential Projects, says AGC

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction employment increased by 26,000 jobs in September to a total of 7,245,000, but the gains were concentrated in housing, while employment in the infrastructure and nonresidential building construction sector remained little changed, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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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).

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Balfour Beatty Selected to Build New Mixed-Use Central Development

Construction Superintendent Magazine

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Grosvenor Americas has selected Balfour Beatty Construction to build its new 231,000-square-foot, mixed-use ‘Central’ development.

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

Pro Builder

Demographers, sociologists, and political pundits have searched for answers to explain what hints at a mass rejection of the conventional work ethic and a rupturing of the relationship between employee and employer. These exits weren’t just about compensation, either.

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Amazon To Open Fourth Maryland Fulfillment Center

Business Facilities

The online retailer currently employs more than 5,000 associates at its sortation and fulfillment centers in Baltimore and fulfillment center in North East, MD. Amazon.com, Inc. plans to open its fourth Maryland fulfillment facility in Baltimore’s Sparrows Point. Credit: Amazon.com, Inc.).

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

As we began to hear concerns over the past few years about skilled worker recruitment from our industrial employers, we naturally began to seek out partnerships and programs to try to address the challenge.” Once complete, the plan will serve as a concise guide for the future growth of the airport district.

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