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FERC Decision Puts State Renewable Portfolio Standards At Risk

Green Building Law Update

In a decision that critics have called “unprecedented” the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on December 19, 2019 issued an Order Establishing Just And Reasonable Rate “to protect the competitive capacity market administered by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.” state renewable portfolio standards) the loser.

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FTC Finds Truly Organic is Not

Green Building Law Update

million to settle a Federal Trade Commission greenwashing complaint alleging that their nationally marketed bath and beauty products are neither “certified organic” nor “vegan” as falsely claimed. Truly Organic sold products nationwide using its own website and voracious social media accounts. and its founder will pay $1.76

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

There are a panoply of federal laws within discreet silos, including significantly: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA), and the like. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An The JDIG was approved by the state’s Economic Investment Committee.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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If those trends continued, Clark reckoned housing affordability in the Salt Lake metro area would follow the same path as California’s Silicon Valley, potentially creating an estimated shortage of 50,845 housing units in the Salt Lake market by 2044, according to a 2018 study by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. “We

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Manufacturing currently accounts for 15 percent of all jobs in the region and remains the heart of West Michigan’s economy. This is just a partial list of companies that have made announcements since 2018: Apple (expansion, new campus and capacity for up to 15,000 jobs); Resideo (new headquarters and 120 jobs); U.S. 5 last year.

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Global Auto Supplier Expanding In Southern Indiana

Business Facilities

Construction is scheduled to begin later this month and operations are slated to begin in 2018. The city of North Vernon approved additional incentives at the request of the Jennings County Economic Development Commission. The Michigan-based company will invest $30.6 million to lease and equip a 32,400-square-foot facility.

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