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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

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actually 3 separate bills) expressly permitting PFAS (. In late 2019 hazardous waste incinerators in at least three states were destroying PFAS fire-fighting foam (. At worst, Maryland could have been criticized along with the Federal government and other states, for failing to regulate PFAS as a hazardous substance.

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2020 Housing Giants [Builder Rankings]

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2020 Housing Giants [Builder Rankings]. Each annual Housing Giants list is a snapshot in time of builders’ perceived opportunities and challenges. Pro Builder has been publishing its Housing Giants list for more than 50 years now and, in doing so, has chronicled housing’s ups and downs. Housing Giants.

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Housing Starts Defy Economist Predictions, Increase By 22.6% in July

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Housing Starts Defy Economist Predictions, Increase By 22.6% The floodgates opened in July for new housing starts, a ravenous return from the previous month’s smaller numbers. More new home construction seems to be in the works as well with permit activity happening at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.495 million, an 18.8%

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2021 Housing Giants Report: An Unforgettable Forgettable Year

Pro Builder

2021 Housing Giants Report: An Unforgettable Forgettable Year. New and old challenges confronted the housing industry in 2020, and it may never be the same. housing industry? It’s kind of hard to remember (or maybe simply not worth the brain space) just how strongly 2020 started for new housing. Mon, 12/06/2021 - 12:00.

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2020 Housing Giants Report: The Magnificent Middle

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2020 Housing Giants Report: The Magnificent Middle. In the shadow of the top 20 Housing Giants and their impressive numbers, midsize production builders are vital to the industry’s growth and resilience. 500 baseball team, but I have a soft spot for builders in the middle of our Housing Giants rankings. Wed, 06/03/2020 - 13:00.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

From the July/August 2019 Issue. 15th Annual Rankings: 2019 Metro Rankings Report. The Austin region also is able to benefit from the incredible work going on at Capital Factory, a “center of gravity for entrepreneurs” that houses startups focused on developing disruptive technology. By Business Facilities Staff. ATLANTA NO.

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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction

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The housing market may be slowing, but senior economist Jordan Rappaport predicts an upcoming surge in single-family home building . After decades of underbuilding and a recent shift to remote work, Rappaport predicts that national single-family permits could eventually rise to a long-term annual rate of 1.4 Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:24.