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2014 Commercial Construction Industry Trends and Predictions

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We are coming into the final stretch of 2013, a year that has been rather good for the commercial construction industry. Activity was up for retail and restaurant construction and once-stalled commercial construction projects are finding themselves back on 2014 bid sheets for the best commercial general contractors. In Glenview, Ill.,

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Anglian Plant expands rapidly to meet customer demands

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In no time at all he sold the excavator to a retail customer in Poland. Joe spent a year travelling around the country visiting machinery auctions, plant dealers, hire companies and anyone else that had good quality secondhand kit to purchase, with a view to re-selling the machines through his own business.

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Pedal/Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Expands North Carolina Manufacturing, Opens West Coast Facility

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Organic Transit, manufacturer of the ELFpedal/electric vehicle, has outgrown the old retail furniture store where it began in 2011 in downtown Durham, NC. Organic Transit began taking orders after a January, 2013 KickStarter program. The ELF, legally a bicycle, can travel on bike paths and roads without a driver’s license.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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From the July/August 2013 issue. According to the Florida & Metro Forecast 2013–2016 , published in April by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness (College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida), Florida’s economic future also looks bright. percent in 2013, 2.5 percent during 2013 to 2016.

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Hertz Announces Corporate Headquarters Relocation To Florida

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Additionally, access to the Florida travel and tourism population will position the company for long-term growth. According to Visit Florida, there are approximately 1 million employees in the state’s travel and tourism industry, Florida’s largest business segment. Frissora said. “Florida is the center of the U.S.

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Vera Bradley Unveils Major Northeast Indiana Growth Plans

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a designer of handbags, gifts, travel bags and accessories, has announced plans to expand its operations in Indiana, creating up to 128 new jobs by 2017. “As I travel across this great Hoosier state, I witness daily the endless possibilities that can result from a terrific idea,” said Gov. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Construction’s greatest show on earth.

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Last time, in 2010, despite the eruption of a volcano in Iceland making air travel impossible within northern Europe for much of the week, some 420,000 visitors were registered from 200 countries. The Liebherr stand at Bauma is the size of a medium-sized retail park, with more than 60 machines on show.