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Varco Pruden Honored as Area’s Healthiest Employer

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MEMPHIS, TENN. April 25, 2013) – Memphis-based Varco Pruden Buildings, one of the nation’s largest providers of commercial and industrial building solutions and a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc., was named one of the Mid-South’s Healthiest Employers by the city’s weekly business publication.'

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New Retail Construction Goes for the Gold in Shopping Center Development

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And with commercial retail construction costs down 10-15 percent compared to three years ago, you’re going to win on a couple fronts. Easier permitting process: The decrease in new commercial construction projects in 2010 means commercial construction permits can be issued faster than before.

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Commercial Sector Boosts Construction Forecast

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Commercial construction is up and institutional construction is down, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Consensus Construction Forecast.

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Winners in the Next Economy

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By Christina Meek, Greater Memphis Chamber. Liu, a Senior Fellow, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program recently spoke at the Mid-South Aerotropolis Conference in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis has rebranded itself from America’s Distribution Center to Memphis: America’s Aerotropolis™.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF). space program.

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Volvo Opens New Distribution Center in Mississippi

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Volvo Group opened its new 1-million-square-foot Central Distribution Center, a truck parts depot in Byhalia, Mississippi, reports Commercial Appeal. Volvo closed its regional parts depot in Memphis and consolidated it into the larger building located in Marshall County, Mississippi. and 2,000 dealers throughout the continent.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Examples of major logistics clusters include Memphis, home to hundreds of distribution centers and a major air freight hub with impressive land, water and rail logistics assets as well. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management.

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