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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. The tool is successful because it increases the speed in which companies can start up operations after the site decision has been made, and limits their risk for the unknown.”.

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Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

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Baltimore City adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes effective April 1, 2015. when the IgCC 2012 mandates heat island mitigation for not less than 50% of site hardscape with material as having a solar reflectance value of not less than 0.30 [.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

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In 2015, Pittsburgh-based IBACOS.—a From 2015 to 2017, IBACOS performed lab tests and modeling to validate the technology. Lab testing and modeling confirmed that most homes up to 4,200 square feet in climate zones 3–5 could be adequately conditioned with 3-inch-diameter smooth ductwork. inch or 2-inch ducts. .

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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I n order to attract new development, locations have to be prepared for it and have sites that are ready to hit the ground running. are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Virginia has a longstanding reputation as a workforce pioneer thanks to programs such as the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses.

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Washington Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of Washington economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Energy Efficiency and Solar Grants: Commerce received a $25,000,000 appropriation in the 2015-2017 state Capital budget to continue the program.

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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado

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Launched in 2015, Blueprint 2.0 Shovel ready sites available in Fruita, CO with a view. Here are 5 reasons Colorado’s Grand Valley should be at the top of your site relocation list: An outdoor playground unlike any other. Most also qualify for multiple tax credits through the Colorado Enterprise Zone.