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Redundancy is the first line of defense during power grid cyberattacks

CK Power

In fact, former secretary of defense Leon Panetta was widely criticized for a 2012 speech that forecasted the fallout of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure — from derailed trains to paralyzed financial institutions, water contamination to electrical blackouts. It’s too easy to dismiss the subject as a far-fetched dystopian nightmare.

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Atlanta Adopts Progressive Energy Policy To Tackle Commercial Energy Use

Business Facilities

New legislation makes Atlanta the first major Southeast city to undertake a series of measures, including energy benchmarking and audits, to boost efficiency in its commercial buildings. Atlanta Adopts Progressive Energy Policy To Tackle Commercial Energy Use appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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constructionattorneyblog: Airport Design team sues Atlanta

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Airport Design team sues Atlanta. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Airport Design team sues Atlanta : Recent Posts.

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A Week in the Life of LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

The largest project, developed by Atlanta based Industrial Developments International, was an 870,162 square foot speculative warehouse and distribution building in Olive Branch, Mississippi, at the Certified level LEED Core & Shell v2009. And the 2 nd most achieved credit was IEQc4.4 Low Emitting Materials – Paints and Coatings.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

ATLANTA NO. Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. Metro Atlanta, home to 15 Fortune 500 companies, has become a red-hot tech hub. The Atlanta MSA is the 10th-largest metro economy in the nation with a GDP of $385.5 1 IN GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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NBA’s Atlanta Hawks to build new practice center with attached medical facilities

BD+C

Just imagine, high-profile, multi-million dollar athletes working on their post up games and pick-and-roll defense on the creaky floors and shaky backboards at Northwest Backwater U. As recently as the early-1990s, NBA teams would practice at local college gyms.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Larger than Miami and Atlanta, Mesa is home to major operations for companies such as Apple, Boeing, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, Mitsubishi, and Infineon. With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness.

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