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JUNE 5, 2024

By Karine Galla Air and water-resistive barrier systems play a crucial role in the longevity and performance of commercial buildings, and safeguarding against issues such as excessive energy consumption and moisture-related damage. 1 Permeable barriers are recommended when the priority is preventing moisture from getting trapped.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Construction will begin on the second bio-refinery at the Port of Natchitoches by the summer of 2015, with a completion date in the summer of 2016. Cool Planet will harvest wood waste and forest byproducts to make gasoline at its initial commercial-scale facilities in Louisiana. Rocky Mountains U.S.

Louisiana 62

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

When the Panama Canal expansion is complete in 2015, supersized post-Panamax ships from Asia will be able to traverse the canal and, for the first time, have direct all-water shipping access to ports on the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast. Its key feature is highly automated 30+ lane transfer zones and automated live e-gates.

Baltimore 88

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AUGUST 30, 2017

The Granite Ridge Development District: The creation of the Granite Ridge Development District, a 913-acre commercial and entertainment zone, involved policy changes as well as active investment attraction. The city rezoned the acreage for maximum density and favorable construction conditions beneficial to commercial developers.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) has been developed over the past decade to best reflect the current understanding of cost-effective ways to construct energy-efficient residential and commercial buildings. When tapered insulation systems are selected, attention should also be paid to the IECC.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The Director of Economic Development, Frank Fink will serve as the Parish guide to finding the right site, work through Zoning and Permitting issues and provide a complete set of regional demographic data and interpretation. The municipal airport offers 100 acres of light industrial zoned land and is just off the 4-lane highway in Patterson.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Greenhouse accelerates technology commercialization with seed and early-stage companies; connects investors with its Investment Portfolio companies; expands established life sciences ventures and relocates biomedical companies to Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight Fortune 500 companies operate within the Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Brownfield Grants: Grants to local governments, businesses, non-profits and individuals for developing commercial and industrial sites that have been adversely affected by environmental contamination. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2015, 3.75%.

Wisconsin 40

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MAY 12, 2014

The Midwest Inland Port is served by a Foreign Trade Zone and provides local Customs Clearing, features that are being enhanced to provide a more robust set of service offerings. The Santa Teresa and Columbus ports-of-entry have overweight cargo zones with a six-mile radius for trucks carrying a reducible load up to 96,000 lbs.

Industrial 57

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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.

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JUNE 8, 2016

NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said that despite 2015’s volatility, “the economy continued to reduce unemployment, raise wages and actually increase real GDP by 2.4 Cape Coral is positioned for strong commercial growth in 2016 and beyond. Forbes magazine reported in 2015 that the Cape Coral metropolitan area is No.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Energy Efficiency and Solar Grants: Commerce received a $25,000,000 appropriation in the 2015-2017 state Capital budget to continue the program. Generally loans range from $250,000 to $5 million. Eligible entities include state public higher education institutions, local government facilities, state agencies and K-12 public school districts.

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JULY 11, 2014

BFTDA Alternative Energy Development Program (AEDP): Provides funds to businesses through the four Ben Franklin Technology Partners for access to capital, business expertise, technology commercialization services to advance the development of new technologies and for the generation, conservation and transportation of alternative and clean energy.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The region boasts one of California’s largest enterprise zones, offering incentives for companies to locate and expand within the greater Sacramento area. Ultimately, ACT selected Sacramento because the availability of a qualified workforce and the benefits of locating in an Enterprise Zone. Barstow Industrial Park.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015. Photo: georgia.org.).

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JANUARY 30, 2013

As reported in the firm’s earlier studies, commercial real estate surrounding major U.S. With a slated completion date of the first quarter of 2015, Colon will become one of the top 12 transshipment terminals in the world and the second largest on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal. A temporary reprieve.

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APRIL 7, 2016

car sales in 2015 notched a blistering record pace, exceeding the previous high achieved 15 years ago as the low price of gasoline, a recovering economy and low interest rates turbocharged new car sales. In 2015, automotive manufacturers and suppliers made 80 announcements, promising to bring more than $2.8 In all, automakers sold 17.5

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MARCH 2, 2013

GC: HADTCI has initiated a paradigm shift in two ways: it has facilitated more collaboration among small and large companies to have a better chance at winning awards and it has encouraged the community to look outside the traditional DOD and NASA opportunities into areas where their technologies can be commercialized.

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JUNE 27, 2016

The first commercial transit of a Neopanamax vessel through the Expanded Panama Canal. In 2015, the original Canal set a tonnage record, transiting 340.8 The Expanded Panama Canal is now officially open for business, following the first expansion of the waterway since its original construction. Source: Panama Canal Authority).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Baxter International, an American healthcare company, is investing over $1 billion in a new biologics manufacturing facility in Stanton Springs, a 1,620-acre GRAD certified multi-use commercial real estate development located east of Atlanta near Covington. To get ready, many states across the U.S.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. Although growth is expected to slow, commercial aerospace companies continue to be optimistic about the future, industry experts say. From the July/August 2013 issue. billion in operating profit.

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MAY 12, 2016

Since program inception through year-end 2015, over $31 million in Innovate NY Funds have been invested in over 70 startup and seed stage companies across the State. Just next door to Long Island MacArthur Airport is our Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). This amount leveraged over $190 million of private capital investment. “I

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Another popular economic development incentive offered by the state is the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, which enables local communities to partner with the State of Texas to promote job creation and significant private investment, helping assist economically distressed areas of the state. billion in capital investment.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Commercial District Revolving Loan Funds: ESD has capitalized over $600,000, making funds available to five community-based corporations to administer and make loans to small retail and service businesses in their service areas. Research and development, high technology, service and other non-retail commercial enterprises. Eligibility.

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Today, several dynamic factors play a significant role: Climate change impacts: Regions are increasingly experiencing extreme heat, and some climate zones now require air conditioning installations where they previously did not. 7 Learn more at energy.gov/eere/buildings/about-commercial-buildings-integration-program. 5 See note 1.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Rauner also enacted an extension of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone tax credit program. The River Edge Redevelopment Zone Program helps stimulate the state’s economy and the local economies where the program is available. Specifically, SB 1783 extends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone tax credit until Dec. Rauner said.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) State of the States 2018: The AGA Survey of the Commercial Casino Industry, is an economic analysis of U.S. commercial gaming in the 2017 calendar year. percent over 2016’s figure, and direct taxes from commercial gaming passed the $9 billion mark. According to Oxford Economics, the U.S.

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MAY 5, 2016

The smaller commercial aerospace subsector helped offset these losses with a 17 percent increase in jobs in the same period. A few of these satisfied customers are: Piedmont Airlines (since l992); United Airlines (since 1994); Southwest Airlines (since 1996); Boeing Commercial Aircraft (since 1997); FedEx (since 1998); and A S A (since 2000).

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APRIL 8, 2014

The Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania was awarded a $750,000 Discovered in PA—Developed in PA (D2PA) grant to support the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization project. The initiative will focus on the commercialization of emerging technologies that increase the value of natural gas utilization.

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JULY 6, 2016

T he Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) released its 26th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report® in June 2015. Westgate, a new technology park adjacent to Crane, is developing several new commercial business sites. Enterprise zone, including tax credits. Enterprise zone, including tax credits.

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JULY 15, 2014

As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. This combination of assets is extremely rare and makes Cumberland County an excellent commercial and industrial destination. Many food processing facilities require water for processing.

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MARCH 9, 2016

The Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Act allows a rebate of up to 37% of qualified expenditures made in Oklahoma that are directly attributable to film, television production and television commercial. Oklahoma Local Development & Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act (62 O.S. § Small Business Loan Guarantees (15 U.S.C. §

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JULY 23, 2013

Borghetti Turbos’ products are marketed under the Master Power brand and used in commercial trucks, high-performance automobiles and marine and industrial applications. s intention to create 2,600 jobs in Charlotte and Cary by the end of 2015. The company plans to create 127 jobs and invest more than $3.7

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MARCH 9, 2016

The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI): The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) was enacted in 2015 by the 84th Legislature with a goal to bring the best and brightest distinguished researchers in the world to Texas. The incentive is available in the form of a cash production grant from 5% to 22.5%

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Launched in 2015, Blueprint 2.0 Most also qualify for multiple tax credits through the Colorado Enterprise Zone. The airport provides access to a 10,500-foot main runway courtesy of locally based West Star Aviation—and construction on a new commercial runway recently entered the design phase. The program, known as Blueprint 2.0,

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APRIL 12, 2016

States for Business: Utah claimed the top spot for 2015—again. It’s also massively multilingual with more than 130 languages spoken in the course of business every day and has a foreign trade zone and intermodal inland port. The Utah Film Commission says 2015 was a blockbuster year for movie makers in Utah.

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APRIL 5, 2016

The Murrieta Innovation Center celebrated its grand opening with a well-attended ceremonial ribbon cutting in June 2015. Encompassing over 111 square miles, Hesperia’s sphere of influence extends to hundreds of industrial/commercially-zoned acres along the desirable north-south frontage of Interstate 15. Credit: Shane Gibson).

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